Definition
The sensation and perception of pain in the body, or the ability to feel pain as a sensory experience.
Etymology
From Greek 'algesis' (pain sensation) combined with 'aesthesis' (sensation), creating a compound term that specifically describes pain-sensing. This technical term emerged in 19th-century medical literature.
Kelly Says
Phantom limb pain (when amputees feel pain in a limb that doesn't exist) proves that algesthesis happens in the brain, not just in your body—your brain can create pain sensations from memories and neural misfirings.
Translations
CACatalà
algesia
al-zheh-zee-ah
CSČeština
algestezie
al-ges-te-zee
DADansk
algestesi
al-ges-te-zee
DEDeutsch
Algesthisie
al-ges-thee-zee
ELΕλληνικά
αλγεσθεσία
al-ges-thee-see-ah
ESEspañol
algesia
al-heh-thee-sis
FISuomi
algesteesi
al-ges-tee-si
FRFrançais
algéthisie
al-zheh-thee-zee
HEעברית
הרגשה של כאב
hergesha shel k'av
HIहिन्दी
शरीर दर्द
sharira dard
HUMagyar
algesztézis
al-ges-teh-zis
IDBahasa Indonesia
sensasi nyeri
sensasi nyeri
ITItaliano
algestesi
al-zheh-steh-zee
KO한국어
통증감각
tong-jung-gam-gak
MSBahasa Melayu
algesia
al-jez-ee-ah
MYမြန်မာ
ကြောင့်
kya-ng-h-t
NLNederlands
algesthisie
al-zheh-thee-zee
NONorsk
algesesi
al-ges-e-si
PLPolski
algesteza
al-gez-te-za
PTPortuguês
algestesia
al-zheh-ste-zee-ah
RORomână
algestez
al-gez-tez
RUРусский
алгестезия
al-ges-te-zi-ya
SVSvenska
algestesi
al-ges-te-zee
SWKiswahili
maumivu
ma-u-m-i-vu
THไทย
ความรู้สึกเจ็บปวด
kwam ruu-jeeb paut
TLTL
pagpapaalab
pa-ga-pa-a-lab
UKУкраїнська
алгестезія
al-ges-te-zi-ya
VITiếng Việt
cảm giác đau
cam giac đau
ZUZU
umkhontho
oom-kho-n-tho