Medical Dictionary
paresthesia
noun par·es·the·sia
Medical Definition of PARESTHESIA
: 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
—par·es·thet·ic or chiefly British par·aes·thet·ic \-ˈthet-ik\ adjective
Variants of PARESTHESIA
par·es·the·sia or chiefly British par·aes·the·sia \ˌpar-es-ˈthē- zh(ē-)ə\
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