cryesthesia

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A strong feeling of pain or discomfort when you feel cold

noun
/ˌkraɪəsˈθiːziə/

Specialized

: crioestesia

The patient reported intense discomfort due to cryesthesia when exposed to even mildly cold air.

Examples

After nerve damage, some individuals may develop cryesthesia, making winter months especially difficult.
Doctors observed cryesthesia in several patients following chemotherapy treatment.
She experiences cryesthesia whenever the temperature drops.
The doctor explained that cryesthesias can indicate nerve damage.
Doctors observed cryesthesia in several patients following chemotherapy treatment.
The patient reported intense discomfort due to cryesthesia when exposed to even mildly cold air.
After nerve damage, some individuals may develop cryesthesia, making winter months especially difficult.

Surface Forms

cryesthesia singular

cryesthesias plural

Morphology

cryesthesia = cryo + esthesia

Formed from the combining forms cryo- ('cold') + -esthesia ('sensation'); the components are semantically compositional but are rare medical combining forms rather than common standalone English words, so the meaning is only partially transparent to typical learners.

Etymology

Cryesthesia comes from the parts cryo- meaning 'cold' and -esthesia meaning 'feeling', seen in words like cryogenic and anesthesia. So, cryesthesia is an unusual 'feeling of cold', which is why it means more than normal sensitivity to cold.