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What does hyperalgesia mean?

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Noun
  1. (medicine) An increased sensitivity to pain, which in one form is caused by damage to nociceptors in the body's soft tissues.
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These mediators and the related tissue injury prolong pain and hyperalgesia.
Neurogenic inflammation is a process by which sensory nerves may secrete inflammatory mediators, resulting in hyperalgesia and inflammation.
Combined action of vasoactive amines and bradykinin mediates allergen-evoked thermal hyperalgesia in rats.
Pre-emptive analgesia is preferable to reactive analgesia when conducting surgical procedures, reducing or preventing hyperalgesia, allodynia, or wind-up.
Inhibition of inflammatory hyperalgesia was also demonstrated in rats.
When patients receive narcotics for long periods, they can even become more sensitive to pain, a condition called hyperalgesia.

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