- paraesthesia
- paraesthesia (n.) also paresthesia, 1835, from PARA- (Cf. para-) (here "disordered") + Gk. aisthesis "perception" (see ANAESTHESIA (Cf. anaesthesia)).
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paraesthesia — The term paraesthesia comes from the Greek words para (beside, near, resembling, accessory to, beyond, apart from, abnormal) and aisthanesthai (to sense). It is used to denote a somatic sensation with no apparent extracor poreal cause, usually … Dictionary of Hallucinations
paraesthesia — SYN: paresthesia. * * * paraesthesia, paraesthetic chiefly Brit var of PARESTHESIA, PARESTHETIC … Medical dictionary
paraesthesia — chiefly British variant of paresthesia … New Collegiate Dictionary
paraesthesia — paraesthetic /par euhs thet ik/, adj. /par euhs thee zheuh, zhee euh, zee euh/, n. Pathol. paresthesia. * * * … Universalium
paraesthesia — pærɪs θɪËÊ’É™ n. tingling sensation (Medicine) … English contemporary dictionary
paraesthesia — [ˌparɪs θi:zɪə] (US paresthesia) noun (plural paraesthesiae zɪi: or paraesthesias) Medicine an abnormal sensation, especially ‘pins and needles’, caused by pressure on or damage to peripheral nerves. Origin C19: from para 1 + Gk aisthēsis… … English new terms dictionary
paraesthesia — /pærisˈθiziə/ (say parees theezeeuh), / ˈθiʒə/ (say theezhuh) noun abnormal sensation, as prickling, itching, etc. Also, Chiefly US, paresthesia. {par(a) 1 + Greek aisthēsia sensation} –paraesthetic /pærisˈθɛtɪk/ (say parees thetik), adjective …
paraesthesia — n. tingling sensation on skin. ♦ paraesthetic, a … Dictionary of difficult words
paraesthesia — noun abnormal skin sensations (as tingling or tickling or itching or burning) usually associated with peripheral nerve damage • Syn: ↑paresthesia • Hypernyms: ↑symptom • Hyponyms: ↑formication … Useful english dictionary
парестезия — (paraesthesia; греч. paraisthesis ложное ощущение, от пар + aisthesis ощущение) спонтанно возникающее неприятное ощущение онемения, покалывания, жжения, ползания мурашек и т. п … Большой медицинский словарь
