hyperesthesia.

Unusually increased sensitivity to touch or other sensory stimulation.

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Words that belong together

• tactile hyperesthesia
• painful hyperesthesia
• hyperesthesia to light touch

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With the hyperesthesia came a new intolerance of the seam inside his sleeve.

Even the brush of a sheet was unpleasant during the episode of hyperesthesia.

Usage notes

Primary category: horror. Forms: Uncountable. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.