PARAESTHESIA

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Abnormal skin sensations (as tingling or tickling or itching or burning) usually associated with peripheral nerve damage

Synonyms:

paraesthesia; paresthesia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("paraesthesia" is a kind of...):

symptom ((medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "paraesthesia"):

formication (hallucinated sensation that insects or snakes are crawling over the skin; a common side-effect of extensive use of cocaine or amphetamines)

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