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hypalgesia

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hypalgesia

[¦hip·al′jē·zhə]
(physiology)
Diminished sensitivity to pain.
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Lesions in tuberculoid leprosy are usually scanty and symmetrical with smooth borders and have hypoaesthesia [3].
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Patient had significant atrophy of shoulder muscle and generalized hypoaesthesia, diminished deep tendon reflexes bilaterally.
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