caumesthesia

caumesthesia

 [kaw″mes-the´zhah] a sensation of burning heat even though the body temperature is not elevated.

caumesthesia

A near-extinct term for a subjective sensation of hyperthermia.

cau·mes·the·si·a

(kaw-mes-thē'zē-ă) Subjective heat sensation of uncomfortably high temperature; a type of thermal dysesthesia.
Synonym(s): caumaesthesia. [G. kauma, heat, + aisthēsis, sensation]