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单词 paresthesia
释义

paresthesia

noun

par·​es·​the·​sia ˌper-əs-ˈthē-zhə How to pronounce paresthesia (audio)
ˌpa-rəs-
: a sensation of pricking, tingling, or creeping on the skin that has no objective cause
paresthetic
ˌper-əs-ˈthe-tik How to pronounce paresthesia (audio)
ˌpa-rəs-
adjective

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Weakness and tingling in the hands and feet, medically known as paresthesia, are usually its first symptoms. Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 18 May 2020 The most common were dizziness, nausea, headache and paresthesia — electric-shock sensations in the brain that many people call brain zaps. Benedict Carey And Robert Gebeloff, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Apr. 2018

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from para- + -esthesia (as in anesthesia)

First Known Use

circa 1860, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

paresthesia

noun

par·​es·​the·​sia
variants or chiefly British paraesthesia
ˌpar-es-ˈthē- zh(ē-)ə How to pronounce paresthesia (audio)
: a sensation of pricking, tingling, or creeping on the skin having no objective cause and usually associated with injury or irritation of a sensory nerve or nerve root
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