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PARESTHESIA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Abnormal skin sensations (as tingling or tickling or itching or burning) usually associated with peripheral nerve damage
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("paresthesia" 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 "paresthesia"):
formication (hallucinated sensation that insects or snakes are crawling over the skin; a common side-effect of extensive use of cocaine or amphetamines)
Context examples:
Symptoms include swelling and paresthesia.
(Ghost Cell Odontogenic Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)
Symptoms vary with different lesion locations and may include but not limited to the motor (e.g. rhythmic muscle contractions in one area of the body), somatosensory and sensory alterations manifested by abnormal numbness, paresthesias or other hallucinations, including several types of aura; autonomic and psychic symptoms, e.g. with changes in speech, thought, personality, mood, sensation of deja vu or hallucinations.
(Partial Seizure, NCI Thesaurus)
Symptoms experienced during a panic attack include dyspnea or sensations of being smothered; dizziness, loss of balance or faintness; choking sensations; palpitations or accelerated heart rate; shakiness; sweating; nausea or other form of abdominal distress; depersonalization or derealization; paresthesias; hot flashes or chills; chest discomfort or pain; fear of dying and fear of not being in control of oneself or going crazy.
(Panic Disorder, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
Hamilton Depression Rating Scale 21 Item (HAMD-21) Anxiety somatic; physiological concomitants of anxiety, (i.e., effects of autonomic overactivity, 'butterflies,' indigestion, stomach cramps, belching, diarrhea, palpitations, hyperventilation, paresthesia, sweating, flushing, tremor, headache, urinary frequency).
(HAMD-21 - Anxiety Somatic, NCI Thesaurus)
