noun
- abnormally increased sensitivity to sensory stimuli
Usage: medical
Examples
- The patient experienced hyperesthesia following the nerve injury.
- Hyperesthesia made even light touches extremely painful.
- The neurologist diagnosed hyperesthesia in her left arm.
- Certain medications can cause hyperesthesia as a side effect.
- His hyperesthesia to sound made normal conversations unbearable.
- The condition resulted in hyperesthesia to temperature changes.