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):

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Noun

algesia (plural algesias)

1. (medicine) sensitivity to pain

Derived terms

• algesic
• algesiogenic
• analgesia
• antalgesia
• cryalgesia
• defecalgesiophobia
• hyperalgesia
• hypoalgesia
• paralgesia

Related terms

• -algia
• algo-
• algometer
• algometry

Translations

sensitivity to pain

• Bulgarian: ^{(please verify)} чувствителност към болка (čuvstvitelnost kǎm bolka)
• French: algésie (fr) f
• Italian: algesia f
• Portuguese: algesia f
• Spanish: algesía f

See also

• pain score
• pain threshold

Italian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄλγησις (álgēsis) +‎ -ia, ultimately from ἄλγος (álgos, “pain”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /al.d͡ʒeˈzi.a/
• Rhymes: -ia
• Hyphenation: al‧ge‧sì‧a

Noun

algesia f (plural algesie)

1. (medicine) algesia

Derived terms

• algesico
• algesimetro
• iperalgesia
• ipoalgesia

Related terms

• -algia
• algo-

Further reading

• algesia in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
• algesia in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
• algesia in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
• algesìa in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
• algesìa in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Portuguese

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄλγησις (álgēsis) +‎ -ia, ultimately from ἄλγος (álgos, “pain”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aw.ʒeˈzi.ɐ/ [aʊ̯.ʒeˈzi.ɐ]

• (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]

• Rhymes: -iɐ
• Hyphenation: al‧ge‧si‧a

Noun

algesia f (uncountable)

1. (medicine) algesia (sensitivity to pain)

   Synonym: algestesia

Derived terms

• algésico

Related terms

• algesímetro, algesiómetro
• algesiógeno

Further reading

• “algesia”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “algesia”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2026
• “algesia”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “algesia”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “algesia”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026