Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Robert Mayne (1808–1868). From scientific Latin paraesthesis from Hellenistic Greek παραίσθησις misperception from classical Greek παρα- + αἴσθησις.
Definition of paraesthesis in US English:
paraesthesis
(also paresthesis)
nounˌparɪsˈθiːsɪs
Medicine rare
Paraesthesia.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Robert Mayne (1808–1868). From scientific Latin paraesthesis from Hellenistic Greek παραίσθησις misperception from classical Greek παρα- + αἴσθησις.