- allochiria, allocheiria
- A form of allachesthesia in which the sensation of a stimulus in one limb is referred to the contralateral limb. SYN: allesthesia, alloesthesia, Bamberger sign (2). [allo- + G. cheir, hand]
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allochiria, allocheiria
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allocheiria — noun see allochiria * * * allocheiria or allochiria / kīˈri ə or kiˈ/ noun (Gr cheir hand; botany) Attribution of a sensation to the wrong part of the body, eg to the other hand when one is painful • • • Main Entry: ↑allo … Useful english dictionary
allochiria — Also known as allocheiria. Both terms stem from the Greek words allos (other) and cheir (hand), translating loosely to other hand . The term allochiria was introduced in or shortly before 1882 by the Austrian neuroanatomist and… … Dictionary of Hallucinations
allocheiria — see allochiria … Dictionary of Hallucinations
allochiria — al·lo·chi·ria also al·lo·chei·ria .al ə kir ē ə n a condition associated with a central nervous lesion in which sensation is referred to a locus on the side of the body opposite to the place on which the skin is stimulated * * * al·lo·chi·ria… … Medical dictionary
allocheiria — al·lo·chei·ria (al″o kiґre ə) allochiria … Medical dictionary
