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Abstract
Increased sensitivity to cutaneous stimulation due to a diminished threshold or an increased response to stimuli.
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- Hyperesthetic Sensations
- Oxyesthesia
- Hyperesthesias
- Hyperesthetic Sensation
- Oxyesthesias
- Sensation, Hyperesthetic
- Sensations, Hyperesthetic
- Hyperesthesia, Tactile
- Hyperesthesia, Thermal
- Hyperesthesias, Tactile
- Hyperesthesias, Thermal
- Tactile Hyperesthesia
- Tactile Hyperesthesias
- Thermal Hyperesthesia
- Thermal Hyperesthesias
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.
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do not confuse with HYPESTHESIA, diminished sensitivity; coord with TOUCH or HOT TEMPERATURE if pertinent
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Hyperesthesia. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D006941. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D006941
- Hyperesthesia. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperesthesia
- Hyperesthesia. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1638131