Thermalgesia
[thurm-al-jee-zee-uh, -see-uh] /ˌθɜrm ælˈdʒi zi ə, -si ə/
noun, Medicine/Medical.
1.
pain caused by heat.
thermalgesia therm·al·ge·si·a (thûr’məl-jē’zē-ə, -zhə)
n.
Extreme sensitivity to warmth or heat.
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