Medical Dictionary
hypesthesia
noun hyp·es·the·sia \ˌhī-pes-ˈthē-zh(ē-)ə, ˌhip-es-\
Medical Definition of HYPESTHESIA
: impaired or decreased tactile sensibility
—hyp·es·thet·ic or hy·po·es·thet·ic \-ˈthet-ik\ or British hyp·aes·thet·ic or hy·po·aes·thet·ic adjective
Variants of HYPESTHESIA
hyp·es·the·sia or hy·po·es·the·sia \ˌhī-pō-es-\ or British hyp·aes·the·sia or hy·po·aes·the·sia
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