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Pain Terms
Terms used to describe pain sensations ( mostly in relation to Neurology)
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Physiology
Graduate
03/04/2011

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Hyperesthesia
Definition
increased sensitivity to stimulation
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Allodynia
Definition
Pain to stimuli that is not usually noxious
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Hyperalgesia
Definition
Increased sensitivity to stimulation that is not usually painful
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Sensitization
Definition
Increased responsiveness with repeated noxious input
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Neuropathic pain
Definition
Pain from injury to Peripheral Nervous System or Central Nervous Sysetm
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Central Pain
Definition
Pain initiated or caused by lesion of Central Nervous System
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Neuralgia
Definition
Pain in the distribution of a nerve or the nerve itself
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Paresthesia
Definition
Abnormal sensation, not unpleasant
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Dysesthesia
Definition
Unpleasant abnormal sensation
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Anesthesia dolorosa
Definition
Pain in the absence of sensation (ie. after nerve transection)
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