pain sensitivity
Feeling discomfort acutely
Pain sensitivity is the degree to which someone perceives and responds to painful stimuli.
People vary widely in their pain sensitivity—what feels unbearable to one person may be tolerable to another.
Medical conditions, genetics, and psychological states all influence it: Her pain sensitivity increased after the surgery.
High pain sensitivity means experiencing pain more intensely; low sensitivity means requiring stronger stimuli to register discomfort.
- thresholdPoint of beginning
- nerve endingsPeripheral neural sensors
- tenderSoft or sore
- tender spotPainful area when touched
- hypersensitivityExaggerated response to stimuli
nerve · ache · dull ache · sharp · sharp stabbing · dull · tolerance · low tolerance · burning · tingling · stimulus · fibromyalgia · chronic · acute · raw · sore · prickling · receptors
pain sensitivitynumbness
Loss of sensation
analgesia · anesthesia · pain tolerance · desensitization · sensory loss
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