algesthesis

English

Alternative forms

• algaesthesis

Etymology

Compound of alg- and esthesis, from Ancient Greek: ἄλγος (álgos, “pain”) in conjunction with αἴσθησις (aísthēsis, “perception”).

Noun

algesthesis (uncountable)

1. (medicine) Perception or sensation of pain.

References

• 1895, Robley Dunglinson, A Dictionary of Medical Science, Lea Brothers & Co.; Twenty‐First edition, page 37