algesia

From French algésie, either a back-formation from analgésie (“analgesia”) – the form *ἀλγησία (*algēsía) is not found in Ancient Greek – or formed directly from Ancient Greek ἄλγησις (álgēsis, “sense of pain”) + -ie (“-ia”).

algesia (plural algesias)

1. (medicine) sensitivity to pain

• analgesia
• algesiogenic
• hyperalgesia
• hypoalgesia

• -algia
• algo-

algesia f (plural algesie)

1. (medicine) algesia

• iperalgesia
• ipoalgesia

algesia f (uncountable)

1. (medicine) algesia (sensitivity to pain)