Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In pathology, an abnormally great sensitiveness to pain.
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- noun medicine An increased sensitivity to
pain , which in one form is caused by damage tonociceptors in the body's soft tissues.
Etymologies
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Examples
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2004 Suramin inhibits spinal cord microglia activation and long-term hyperalgesia induced by formalin injection.
The Other Brain R. Douglas Fields 2009
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PINSKY: Well, there's something called hyperalgesia that's been increasingly reported, which is that opiates and opiods actually intensify pain.
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And opioids, by the way, cause what's called hyperalgesia, a worsening of chronic pain.
Vh1 Blog 2008
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Under heavy use, painkillers are in fact the cause of pain, a condition known as hyperalgesia.
Deepak Chopra: High on Fame: Michael Jackson and Enabling Doctors 2009
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"[T] he use of a standardized extract of Cannabis sativa ... evoked a total relief of thermal hyperalgesia, in an experimental model of neuropathic pain, ... ameliorating the effect of single cannabinoids," investigators reported.
Paul Armentano: When It Comes To Medical Pot, Rats Are Smarter Than Our Politicians 2008
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There are many reasons for this including problems with tolerance, addiction and a newer discovery known as opioid-induced hyperalgesia OIH -- where opioid medications eventually cause some to get even more sensitive to pain.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com M.D. Peter Abaci 2011
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Kinins play an important role in regulation of pain and hyperalgesia after tissue injury and inflammation by activating two types of G-protein-coupled receptors, the kinin B1 and B2 receptors.
BioMed Central - Latest articles May Hamza 2010
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Secondary hyperalgesia is pain sensitivity that occurs in surrounding undamaged tissue.
News-Letter 2010
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Increasingly often, individuals facing hyperalgesia, or sensitivity to pain, turn to diet and diet supplements for pain control and therapy.
News-Letter 2010
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The other bad news was the time frame for hyperalgesia is anywhere between 6-18 months.
News for WSAV WSAV 2010
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