hypaesthesia

hyp aes the sia ▶noun British spelling of hypesthesia.

hypaesthesia

hypaesthesia |ˌhʌɪpiːsˈθiːzɪə, -pɛs - |(US hypesthesia ) ▶noun [ mass noun ] a diminished capacity for physical sensation, especially of the skin. DERIVATIVES hypaesthetic |-ˈθɛtɪk |adjective ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from hypo- ‘below ’ + Greek aisthēsis ‘sensation ’.