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paresthesia

English

Alternative forms

  • paraesthesia
  • paræsthesia

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ???? (pará, beside, abnormal) + ???????? (aísth?sis, sensation).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /?pær?s??i?zi?, -??/

Noun

paresthesia (countable and uncountable, plural paresthesias or paresthesiae)

  1. A sensation of burning, prickling, itching, or tingling of the skin, with no obvious cause.
    Paresthesia occurs when a body part 'falls asleep'.

Derived terms

  • hemiparesthesia

Translations

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hyperesthesia

English

Alternative forms

  • hyperaesthesia
  • hyperæsthesia

Etymology

hyper- +? esthesia

Noun

hyperesthesia (countable and uncountable, plural hyperesthesias)

  1. Unusual or pathological sensitivity of the skin or of a particular sense.

Related terms

  • hypoesthesia

Translations

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