Diseases

Hyperalgesia

An increased sensation of pain or discomfort produced by minimally noxious stimuli due to damage to soft tissue containing NOCICEPTORS or injury to a peripheral nerve.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

An increased sensation of pain or discomfort produced by minimally noxious stimuli due to damage to soft tissue containing NOCICEPTORS or injury to a peripheral nerve.

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31 entry terms
  • Hyperalgesic Sensations
  • Hyperalgia
  • Hyperalgesias
  • Hyperalgesic Sensation
  • Sensation, Hyperalgesic
  • Sensations, Hyperalgesic
  • Allodynia
  • Allodynia, Mechanical
  • Allodynia, Tactile
  • Allodynia, Thermal
  • Hyperalgesia, Mechanical
  • Hyperalgesia, Primary
  • Hyperalgesia, Secondary
  • Hyperalgesia, Tactile
  • Hyperalgesia, Thermal
  • Hyperalgia, Mechanical
  • Hyperalgia, Primary
  • Hyperalgia, Secondary
  • Mechanical Allodynia
  • Mechanical Hyperalgesia
  • Tactile Allodynia
  • Thermal Allodynia
  • Allodynias
  • Hyperalgesias, Thermal
  • Mechanical Hyperalgia
  • Mechanical Hyperalgias
  • Primary Hyperalgia
  • Primary Hyperalgias
  • Secondary Hyperalgia
  • Secondary Hyperalgias
  • Thermal Hyperalgesia

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35 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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coordinate with TOUCH or HOT TEMPERATURE if pertinent

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History Note

1991(1975)

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WL 710

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Hyperalgesia. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D006930. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D006930
  2. Hyperalgesia. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperalgesia
  3. Hyperalgesia. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1633866