hyperesthesia

• hyperaesthesia, hyperæsthesia

From hyper- +‎ -aesthesia.

hyperesthesia (countable and uncountable, plural hyperesthesias)

1. Unusual or pathological sensitivity of the skin or of a particular sense.
   • 1925 July – 1926 May, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “(please specify the chapter number)”, in The Land of Mist (eBook no. 0601351h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg Australia, published April 2019:

     "There are zones of marked hyper-æsthesia on his limbs. His visual field and pupillary reaction is normal."

• feline hyperesthesia syndrome

• hypoesthesia