Hyperesthesia

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-013169",
  "term": "Hyperesthesia",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "An abnormally increased sensitivity to sensory stimuli, most often to touch or pain, so that stimuli that would normally be mild are felt as strong or unpleasant. It is a symptom, not a disease, and arises in neuropathy, nerve or nerve root irritation, and inflammatory states. In pain terminology the term covers both allodynia and hyperalgesia.",
  "subject": "Chemistry and Human Health",
  "references": [
    "PAC, 2015, 87, 841. 'IUPAC Glossary of terms used in neurotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2015)' on page 874 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2015-0103)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/hyperesthesia/"
}