odaxesmus

odaxesmus
A biting sensation; a form of paresthesia. [G. odaxesmos, an irritation, fr. odax (adv.), by biting.]

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odax·es·mus (o″dak-sezґməs) [Gr. odaxēsmos an itching] the biting of the tongue or cheek in an epileptic seizure.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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