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hyperalgesia

hyperalgesia Hyperalgesia is an unusually heightened pain response in which even mildly harmful stimulation causes more pain or discomfort than expected.

Hyperalgesia is an unusually heightened pain response in which even mildly harmful stimulation causes more pain or discomfort than expected. It can result from damage to soft tissue with pain-sensing nerve endings or from injury to a peripheral nerve.

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Drafting source: U.S. National Library of Medicine. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), 2026 descriptor edition. “Hyperalgesia” (D006930).
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