cryaesthesia

Thân thiện

A person with cryaesthesia shivers while holding an ice cube.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Hypersensitivity to cold: An abnormally heightened or excessive physical sensitivity to cold temperatures or cold stimuli. This condition means a person experiences discomfort, pain, or other abnormal sensations from exposure to cold that would not typically affect others.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Her cryaesthesia made winter walks extremely painful.
  • The doctor diagnosed the patient's extreme discomfort in air-conditioned rooms as cryaesthesia.

Advanced Usage

• Medical Context: The term is primarily used in medical or clinical descriptions to specify a type of sensory disorder.
  • The study focused on neurological causes of cryaesthesia.

Variants and Related Words

• Cryesthesia (n): An alternative, more common spelling for the same condition.
• Thermesthesia (n): The general ability to perceive temperature sensations, of which cryaesthesia is a specific dysfunction.
• Hyperesthesia (n): A broader term for increased sensitivity to stimuli, which can include sensitivity to touch, pain, or temperature.

Synonyms

• Cold hypersensitivity: A more descriptive, non-technical synonym.
• Cold intolerance: A similar term often used to describe an aversion or excessive reaction to cold.

Antonyms

• Cryoanesthesia (n): Insensitivity or lack of sensation to cold.

Học thuật

Noun

1. hypersensitivity to cold

Từ đồng nghĩa

• cryesthesia