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dysthesia

dysthesia noun: a morbid habit of body, resulting in general discomfort and impatience. Also the alternative form of dysesthesia.

Noun

dysthesia (countable and uncountable, plural dysthesias)

  1. (obsolete) A morbid habit of body, resulting in general discomfort and impatience.

Also used as

dysthesia is also the alternative form of dysesthesia.

Forms of dysthesia

pluraldysthesias

Questions about dysthesia

What does dysthesia mean?
Dysthesia means a morbid habit of body, resulting in general discomfort and impatience.
What part of speech is dysthesia?
Dysthesia is a noun.
What is the plural of dysthesia?
The plural of dysthesia is dysthesias.

Words near dysthesia in the dictionary

  1. dystheist
  2. dystheistic
  3. dystheists
  4. dysthemia
  5. dystherapeutic
  6. dysthesia
  7. dysthesias
  8. dysthetic
  9. dysthmia
  10. dysthrombopoiesis
  11. dysthymia

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