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dysesthesia

dysesthesia noun: a condition caused by lesions of the nervous system that causes abnormal sensations such as burning, wetness, or itching.

Noun

dysesthesia (countable and uncountable, plural dysesthesias or (rare) dysesthesiae)

  1. A condition caused by lesions of the nervous system that causes abnormal sensations such as burning, wetness, or itching.

Forms of dysesthesia

pluraldysesthesias
alternative formdysaesthesia
plural (rare)dysesthesiae

Origin of dysesthesia

From dys- + -esthesia.

Words formed from dysesthesia

Questions about dysesthesia

What does dysesthesia mean?
Dysesthesia means a condition caused by lesions of the nervous system that causes abnormal sensations such as burning, wetness, or itching.
What part of speech is dysesthesia?
Dysesthesia is a noun.
What is the plural of dysesthesia?
The plural of dysesthesia is dysesthesias.

Words near dysesthesia in the dictionary

  1. Dyserth
  2. dyserythropoeisis
  3. dyserythropoieses
  4. dyserythropoiesis
  5. dyserythropoietic
  6. dysesthesia
  7. dysesthesiae
  8. dysesthesias
  9. dysesthetic
  10. dysexecutive
  11. dysexpression

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