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hemianesthesia

hemianesthesia noun: the inability to feel sensations from touch on one side of the body.

Noun

hemianesthesia (uncountable)

  1. The inability to feel sensations from touch on one side of the body.
    Synonyms:
    unilateral anesthesia

Synonyms of hemianesthesia

  • unilateral anesthesia

Forms of hemianesthesia

alternative Commonwealthhemianaesthesia
alternative form (dated)hemianæsthesia

Origin of hemianesthesia

From hemi- + anesthesia.

Questions about hemianesthesia

What does hemianesthesia mean?
Hemianesthesia means the inability to feel sensations from touch on one side of the body.
What part of speech is hemianesthesia?
Hemianesthesia is a noun.

Words near hemianesthesia in the dictionary

  1. hemiamyloid
  2. hemianaesthesia
  3. hemianamorphic
  4. hemianamorphosis
  5. hemianatropous
  6. hemianesthesia
  7. hemiangiocarpic
  8. hemiangiocarpous
  9. hemianope
  10. hemianopes
  11. hemianopia

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