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dysesthetic

dysesthetic adjective: relating to dysesthesia.

Adjective

dysesthetic (not comparable)

  1. Relating to dysesthesia
    • Previous research on visually induced seizures has indicated that initial epileptic discharges of BA17 can create dysesthetic symptoms by translating visual signals through the dorsal pathway and can generate limbic lobe symptoms by the ventral pathway.2015 October 7, “The Brain Activity in Brodmann Area 17: A Potential Bio-Marker to Predict Patient Responses to Antiepileptic Drugs”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of dysesthetic

alternative formdysaesthetic

Origin of dysesthetic

From dys- + esthetic.

Questions about dysesthetic

What does dysesthetic mean?
Dysesthetic means relating to dysesthesia.
What part of speech is dysesthetic?
Dysesthetic is an adjective.

Words near dysesthetic in the dictionary

  1. dyserythropoiesis
  2. dyserythropoietic
  3. dysesthesia
  4. dysesthesiae
  5. dysesthesias
  6. dysesthetic
  7. dysexecutive
  8. dysexpression
  9. dysferlin
  10. dysferlinopathic
  11. dysferlinopathies

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