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Meaning of "algesia" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ALGESIA

New Latin from Greek algēsis sense of pain.
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PRONUNCIATION OF ALGESIA

algesia  [ælˈdʒiːzɪə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ALGESIA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Algesia is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ALGESIA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Algesia

Algesia, from the Greek word algesis, is the sensitivity to pain. The term is sometimes used to refer to hyperalgesia. Analgesics, most commonly known as painkillers, are used to reduce the feeling of pain.

Definition of algesia in the English dictionary

The definition of algesia in the dictionary is the capacity to feel pain.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ALGESIA


akathisia
ˌækəˈθiːzɪə
anaesthesia
ˌænɪsˈθiːzɪə
analgesia
ˌænəlˈdʒiːzɪə
anesthesia
ˌænɪsˈθiːzɪə
artemisia
ˌɑːtɪˈmiːzɪə
babesia
bəˈbiːzɪə
bradykinesia
ˌbrædɪkɪˈniːzɪə
dyskinesia
dɪskɪˈniːzɪə
easier
ˈiːzɪə
ecclesia
ɪˈkliːzɪə
freesia
ˈfriːzɪə
hypalgesia
ˌhaɪpælˈdʒiːzɪə
hyperalgesia
ˌhaɪpərælˈdʒiːzɪə
Indonesia
ˌɪndəʊˈniːzɪə
Melanesia
ˌmɛləˈniːzɪə
Micronesia
ˌmaɪkrəʊˈniːzɪə
paresthesia
ˌpærɛsˈθiːzɪə
rafflesia
ræˈfliːzɪə
synaesthesia
ˌsɪniːsˈθiːzɪə
synesthesia
ˌsɪniːsˈθiːzɪə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ALGESIA

algebra
algebraic
algebraic function
algebraic notation
algebraic number
algebraical
algebraically
algebraist
Algeciras
Alger
Algeria
Algerian
algerine
algesic
algesis
algetic
algicidal
algicide
algid
algidity

WORDS THAT END LIKE ALGESIA

agenesia
akinesia
amnesia
anterograde amnesia
atresia
Austronesia
Bahasa Indonesia
Federated States of Micronesia
French Polynesia
general anaesthesia
hyperesthesia
local anaesthesia
magnesia
milk of magnesia
nemesia
Northern Rhodesia
Polynesia
Rhodesia
silesia
Upper Silesia

Synonyms and antonyms of algesia in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «algesia» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ALGESIA

Find out the translation of algesia to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of algesia from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «algesia» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

痛觉
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

algesia
570 millions of speakers

English

algesia
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

algesia
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

فرط حس الالم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

algesia
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

algesia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

algesia
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

algésie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Algesia
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schmerzempfindlichkeit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

痛覚
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

algesia
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Algesia
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

algesia
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

algesia
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अंजसिया
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

aljezi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

algesia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

algesia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

algesia
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

algesia
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αλγησίας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

algesia
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

algesia
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

algesia
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of algesia

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ALGESIA»

The term «algesia» is normally little used and occupies the 149.355 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ALGESIA» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «algesia» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «algesia» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about algesia

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ALGESIA»

Discover the use of algesia in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to algesia and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Orthopaedic Manual Therapy Diagnosis: Spine and ...
... with a wheel, or by way of pinprick (Figure 7–25) Qualitative distinctions are made using the following terms: an - aesthesia an - algesia hypo - aesthesia hyp - algesia norm - aesthesia norm - algesia hyper - aesthesia hyper - algesia par ...
Aad van der El, 2010
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Drug Discrimination: Applications to Medicinal Chemistry and ...
followed by refractoriness (hypo-algesia) whereas opiate receptor activation causes analgesia followed by hyper-algesia (and allodynia or, frankly, pain). Repeated or continuous stimulation acts to make the 2nd order effect grow and ...
Richard A. Glennon, Richard Young, 2011
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Saunders Comprehensive Veterinary Dictionary
Algerian Arab sheep meatand carpetwool sheep, both horned and polled. algesia [al-je'ze- ]sensitiveness to pain; hyperesthesia. algesic[al-je'zik] pertainingtoor emanating from algesia. a. substances endogenous substances involvedinthe ...
Virginia P. Studdert, Clive C. Gay, Douglas C. Blood, 2011
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The Pain Clinic I: Proceedings of the First International ...
Hypo-algesia is reported to occur predominantly in a girdle-shaped pattern in cases treated by full commi ssurotomy , whereas a girdle-shaped hypo-algesia is only mentioned once in posterior commi ssurotomy or central my el otomy . 6.3.
W. Erdmann, Tsutomu Oyama, M J Pernak, 1985
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The Eicosanoids
29. Eicosanoids. and. Algesia. in. Inflammation. Lynne. Murray,. Henry. Sarau. and. Kristen. E. Belmonte. 1Imperial College School of Medicine, London, UK; and 2GlaxoSmithKline, King of Prussia, PA, USA Figure 29.2 Sensitization of sensory ...
Peter Curtis-Prior, 2004
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Hypnosis and Suggestion in the Treatment of Pain: A Clinical ...
ALGESIA. A Brief History of Hypnosis as Used forAnalgesia Although the human capacity to experience hypnotic phenomena has probably been used in pain management for as long as there has been clinical treatment of any kind (since ...
Joseph Barber, 1996
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Pain and Neurogenic Inflammation
administration of a nitric oxide-releasing compound, NOC-18, produces thermal hyper- algesia in rats. Neurosci Lett 187: 103-106 97 Shibuta S, Mashimo T, Zhang P, Ohara A,Yoshiya I (1996) A new nitric oxide donor, NOC-18, exhibits a  ...
Susan Brain, P.K. Moore, 1999
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Dunmore and Fleischer's Medical Terminology: Exercises in ...
A complete list of prefixes is found in Appendix B. a- (an- before a vowel or h): not , without, lacking, deficient: a-biogenesis an-algesia a-sthenia an-hydrous cardi-a -sthenia an-hidrosis anti- (ant- often before a vowel or h; hyphenated before i): ...
Cheryl Walker-Esbaugh, Laine H McCarthy, Rhonda A Sparks, 2004
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Mosby's Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing and Health ...
—algal, adj. algesi-, alg-, alge-, algo-, prefix meaning 'pain': algesia, algophobia. -algesia, suffix meaning '(condition of) sensitivity to pain': asphalgesia, hyperther' malgesia. -algesic, suffix meaning 'sensitivity to pain': analgesic, paralgesic.
Peter Harris, Sue Nagy, Nicholas Vardaxis, 2009
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Quick Medical Terminology: A Self-Teaching Guide
oste/o/chondr/o/dys/ plasia osteochondrodysplasia os t2 4 kon dr4 dis pl1 zh‰ defective formation of bone and cartilage myel/o phas/o -algesia lith/o -tripsy myel/o dysplas/o abnormally slow speech rubbing, crushing of a nerve incision to  ...
Shirley Soltesz Steiner, Natalie Pate Capps, 2011

5 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ALGESIA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term algesia is used in the context of the following news items.
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Charleston speller confident after preliminary test
“I asked him what the word for pain was, and he said it was 'algesia,'”. That conversation, coupled with his understanding that “hyper-” means ... «Charleston Gazette, May 15»
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Bedtime Bitter Pill Aspirin Decreases Heart Attack Risks
It's time to heal the “algesia” (pain) of all kinds with this evergreen analgesic. Bitter pills do contain unlimited sweetness if taken at bedtime. «Guardian Express, Nov 13»
3
Rants and Raves: BleedFest
But a few San Diegans have been making the trek to the festival and Tijuana filmmaker Cathy Alberich had her film "Algesia" screened at the ... «KPBS, Jan 11»
4
Local Event: Horrible Imaginings Film Festival
A similar inventiveness is on display in such local shorts as Nicolas Simonon's "Derailed" and Cathy Alberich's "Algesia," both of which make ... «KPBS, Nov 10»
5
Types of Fibromyalgia Pain
"Hyper" means excess and "algesia" means pain. Hyperalgesia is the medical term for pain amplification in FMS. Our brains appear to take ... «About - News & Issues, Apr 09»

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