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<blockquote>"Increased pain from a stimulus that normally provokes pain."<ref>IASP. Terminology. Available from: https://www.iasp-pain.org/resources/terminology/ (accessed 12 Dec 2023)</ref> </blockquote>
<blockquote>"Increased pain from a stimulus that normally provokes pain."<ref name=":0">IASP. Terminology. Available from: https://www.iasp-pain.org/resources/terminology/ (accessed 12 Dec 2023)</ref> </blockquote>Hyperalgesia is a clinical term used to described the phenomenon of an increased pain response to a painful stimuli. It does not imply a single pain mechanism, but is associated with peripheral sensitization and central sensitisation.<ref name=":0" />The interpretation of the phenomenon of hyperalgesia might change with further research.


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IASP definition:

"Increased pain from a stimulus that normally provokes pain."[1]

Hyperalgesia is a clinical term used to described the phenomenon of an increased pain response to a painful stimuli. It does not imply a single pain mechanism, but is associated with peripheral sensitization and central sensitisation.[1]The interpretation of the phenomenon of hyperalgesia might change with further research.

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  1. 1.0 1.1 IASP. Terminology. Available from: https://www.iasp-pain.org/resources/terminology/ (accessed 12 Dec 2023)