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hypoesthesia

hypoesthesia noun: partial loss of tactile sensation; numbness.

Noun

hypoesthesia (countable and uncountable, plural hypoesthesias)

  1. partial loss of tactile sensation; numbness

Forms of hypoesthesia

pluralhypoesthesias

Origin of hypoesthesia

From hypo- + -esthesia.

Questions about hypoesthesia

What does hypoesthesia mean?
Hypoesthesia means partial loss of tactile sensation; numbness.
What part of speech is hypoesthesia?
Hypoesthesia is a noun.
What is the plural of hypoesthesia?
The plural of hypoesthesia is hypoesthesias.

Words near hypoesthesia in the dictionary

  1. hypoenhancement
  2. hypoenhances
  3. hypoenhancing
  4. hypoeosinophilia
  5. hypoequilibrium
  6. hypoesthesia
  7. hypoesthesias
  8. hypoesthesic
  9. hypoesthetic
  10. hypoestrogenemia
  11. hypoestrogenemic

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