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Hyperalgesia

"Hyperalgesia" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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An increased sensation of pain or discomfort produced by mimimally noxious stimuli due to damage to soft tissue containing NOCICEPTORS or injury to a peripheral nerve.


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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Hyperalgesia" by people in this website by year, and whether "Hyperalgesia" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
Bar chart showing 16 publications over 9 distinct years, with a maximum of 3 publications in 2017 and 2024
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