algesia

English

Etymology

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”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ælˈdʒiːzɪə/, /-sɪə/
  • Audio (Southern England)(file)

Noun

algesia (plural algesias)

  1. (medicine) sensitivity to pain

Derived terms

Translations

Italian

Noun

algesia f (plural algesie)

  1. (medicine) algesia

Derived terms

Portuguese

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /aw.ʒeˈzi.ɐ/ [aʊ̯.ʒeˈzi.ɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /aw.ʒeˈzi.a/ [aʊ̯.ʒeˈzi.a]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /al.ʒɨˈzi.ɐ/ [aɫ.ʒɨˈzi.ɐ]

  • Hyphenation: al‧ge‧si‧a

Noun

algesia f (uncountable)

  1. (medicine) algesia (sensitivity to pain)
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