polyesthesia

polyesthesia
A disorder of sensation in which a single touch or other stimulus is felt as several. [poly- + G. aisthesis, sensation]

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poly·es·the·sia (pol″e-es-theґzhə) [poly- + esthesia] a dysesthesia in which a single object seems to be felt in several different places, such as may be seen in tabes dorsalis.

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