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paresthesia

UK/ˌpærɪsˈθiːziə

paresthesia noun: a sensation of burning, prickling, itching, or tingling of the skin, with no obvious cause.

Noun

paresthesia (countable and uncountable, plural paresthesias or paresthesiae)

  1. A sensation of burning, prickling, itching, or tingling of the skin, with no obvious cause.
    • Paresthesia occurs when a body part 'falls asleep'.

Forms of paresthesia

pluralparesthesias
pluralparesthesiae
alternative formparaesthesia
alternative formparæsthesia

Origin of paresthesia

From Ancient Greek παραίσθησις (paraísthēsis). By surface analysis, para- + -esthesia.

Words formed from paresthesia

Questions about paresthesia

What does paresthesia mean?
Paresthesia means a sensation of burning, prickling, itching, or tingling of the skin, with no obvious cause.
What part of speech is paresthesia?
Paresthesia is a noun.
How do you pronounce paresthesia?
Paresthesia is pronounced /ˌpærɪsˈθiːziə (UK).
What is the plural of paresthesia?
The plural of paresthesia is paresthesias.

Words near paresthesia in the dictionary

  1. pareses
  2. Paresi
  3. paresis
  4. Paressi
  5. parestheses
  6. paresthesia
  7. paresthesiae
  8. paresthesias
  9. paresthesis
  10. paresthetic
  11. pareth

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