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paranesthesia

paranesthesia noun: anesthesia of both sides of the lower half of the body.

Noun

paranesthesia (uncountable)

  1. anesthesia of both sides of the lower half of the body

Forms of paranesthesia

alternative Commonwealthparanaesthesia
alternative form (dated)paranæsthesia

Origin of paranesthesia

From par- + anesthesia. By surface analysis, par- + an- + esthesia.

Questions about paranesthesia

What does paranesthesia mean?
Paranesthesia means anesthesia of both sides of the lower half of the body.
What part of speech is paranesthesia?
Paranesthesia is a noun.

Words near paranesthesia in the dictionary

  1. paraneoplastically
  2. paraneopteran
  3. paraneopterans
  4. paranephric
  5. paranephritis
  6. paranesthesia
  7. paranete
  8. paraneural
  9. paraneuron
  10. paraneuronal
  11. paraneurons

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