Thermalgesia (Noun)
Meaning
Pain caused by heat.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Examples
- The patient experienced severe thermalgesia after touching the scalding hot stove.
- Thermalgesia is a common symptom of burns, where the heat causes intense pain.
- The firefighter suffered from thermalgesia after being exposed to the intense heat of the flames.
- The doctor explained that thermalgesia was a type of pain caused by heat, which was why the burn victim was in so much agony.
- The thermalgesia from the sunburn made it difficult for her to move or even wear clothes.