syncheiria

syncheiria
A form of dyscheiria in which the subject refers a stimulus applied to one side of the body to both sides. SYN: synchiria. [syn- + G. cheir, hand]

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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  • dyscheiria, dyschiria — A disorder of sensibility in which, although there is no apparent loss of sensation, the patient is unable to tell which side of the body has been touched (acheiria), or refers it to the wrong side (allocheiria), or to both sides (syncheiria).… …   Medical dictionary

  • synchiria — SYN: syncheiria. * * * syn·chi·ria (sin kiґre ə) [syn + chir + ia] dyschiria in which a stimulus applied to one side of the body is referred to both sides …   Medical dictionary

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