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pseud·es·the·sia (s
d″es-theґzhə) [pseud- + esthesia] 1. synesthesia. 2. a sensation felt without any external stimulus.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
pseudesthesia — /sooh deuhs thee zheuh, zhee euh, zee euh/, n. See phantom limb pain. [1835 45; PSEUD + ESTHESIA] * * * … Universalium
pseudesthesia — /sooh deuhs thee zheuh, zhee euh, zee euh/, n. See phantom limb pain. [1835 45; PSEUD + ESTHESIA] … Useful english 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
phantom limb pain — Pathol. a phenomenon characterized by the experience of pain, discomfort, or other sensation in the area of a missing limb or other body part, as a breast. Also called pseudesthesia. [1950 55] * * * … Universalium
phantom limb — noun The false sensation, which is often painful, that an amputated limb is still present and attached. Syn: phantom pain, phantom sensations, pseudesthesia … Wiktionary
Pain — An unpleasant sensation that can range from mild, localized discomfort to agony. Pain has both physical and emotional components. The physical part of pain results from nerve stimulation. Pain may be contained to a discrete area, as in an injury … Medical dictionary
paraphia — Any disorder of the sense of touch. SYN: pseudesthesia (1), pseudoesthesia (1). [para + G. haphe, touch] * * * pa·ra·phia (pə raґfe ə) [para + Gr. haphē touch + ia] a disorder of the sense of touch; called also dysaphia … Medical dictionary
phantom limb — n an often painful sensation of the presence of a limb that has been amputated called also phantom pain, phantom sensations * * * the sensation that an arm or leg, or part of an arm or leg, is still attached to the body after it has been… … Medical dictionary
phantom limb pain — noun pain felt by an amputee that seems to be located in the missing limb • Hypernyms: ↑pain, ↑pain sensation, ↑painful sensation * * * Pathol. a phenomenon characterized by the experience of pain, discomfort, or other sensation in the area of a… … Useful english dictionary
