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paresthesias

paresthesias is the plural of paresthesia.

Meaning of paresthesia

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'.

Questions about paresthesias

What is paresthesias the plural of?
Paresthesias is the plural of paresthesia.

Words near paresthesias in the dictionary

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

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