Heightened or abnormal sensitivity to sensation in the extremities such as the hands and feet.
From Greek 'akron' (extremity) + 'aesthesia' (sensation, feeling), a medical compound describing increased sensory perception in the peripheral body parts.
When nerve damage occurs, sometimes the body overcompensates and extremities become hypersensitive—'acroaesthesia' names this paradox where pain arises from the nervous system trying too hard to feel.
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