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pa·ra·phia (pə-raґfe-ə) [para- + Gr. haphē touch + -ia] a disorder of the sense of touch; called also dysaphia.Medical dictionary. 2011.
dysaphia — Impairment of the sense of touch. [dys + G. haphe, touch] * * * dys·aphia (dis aґfe ə) [dys + Gr. haphē touch] paraphia … Medical dictionary
dysesthesia — 1. Impairment of sensation short of anesthesia. 2. A condition in which a disagreeable sensation is produced by ordinary stimuli; caused by lesions of the sensory pathways, peripheral or central. 3. Abnormal sensations experienced in the absence… … Medical dictionary
pseudesthesia — 1. SYN: paraphia. 2. A subjective sensation not arising from an external stimulus. SYN: pseudoesthesia (2). 3. SYN: phantom limb pain. [pseud + G. aisthesis, sensation] * * * pseud·es·the·sia (s … Medical dictionary
pseudoesthesia — 1. SYN: paraphia. 2. SYN: pseudesthesia (2). 3. SYN: phantom limb pain. * * * pseu·do·es·the·sia (soo″do es theґzhə) pseudesthesia … Medical dictionary
tactile anesthesia — loss or impairment of the sense of touch; called also anaphia. Cf. paraphia … Medical dictionary
tactile hyperesthesia — a paraphia consisting of excessive sensitivity of the sense of touch; called also hyperaphia … Medical dictionary
tactile hypoesthesia — a paraphia consisting of diminution or dullness of the sense of touch … Medical dictionary
pseudaphia — pseud·aphia (s d aґfe ə) paraphia … Medical dictionary
