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meralgia paraesthetica

meralgia paraesthetica noun: numbness or pain in the lateral thigh caused by lesion to the lateral cutaneous nerve of thigh.

Noun

meralgia paraesthetica (uncountable)

  1. numbness or pain in the lateral thigh caused by lesion to the lateral cutaneous nerve of thigh

Forms of meralgia paraesthetica

alternative formmeralgia paresthetica

Origin of meralgia paraesthetica

The term "meralgia paraesthetica" combines four Greek roots to mean "thigh pain with anomalous perception".

Questions about meralgia paraesthetica

What does meralgia paraesthetica mean?
Meralgia paraesthetica means numbness or pain in the lateral thigh caused by lesion to the lateral cutaneous nerve of thigh.
What part of speech is meralgia paraesthetica?
Meralgia paraesthetica is a noun.

Words near meralgia paraesthetica in the dictionary

  1. Merahs
  2. Merak
  3. meral
  4. Meralco
  5. meralgia
  6. meralgia paraesthetica
  7. meralluride
  8. Meramecian
  9. Meranda
  10. Merandas
  11. merangiotic

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