alges-

DEFINITION of alges-

sensitivity to pain (see also alg-)

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ETYMOLOGY of alges-

greek

Component	Origin	Meaning
alges-	Greek ἄλγησις (algesis), from ἄλγος (algos)	“sensitivity to pain,” “sensation of pain,” “pain perception”

The word entered English in the 1860s as algesia (noun), borrowed from Modern Latin algesia, from Greek ἄλγησις (algesis) — literally “sensation of pain.” The adjective analgesic appeared in the 1870s. The root algos (“pain”) connects alges- to the entire pain and sensation roots: hyperalgesia (hyper- + alges- + -ia $\to$ increased sensitivity to pain), analgesia (an- + alges- + -ia $\to$ absence of pain sensation), and algesimeter (alges- + -meter $\to$ instrument measuring pain sensitivity). The combining form alges- is productive in neurology and pain medicine: e.g., hypoalgesia, algesic, and algesimetry.

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