acroparesthesia

1. Paresthesia of one or more of the extremities. 2. Nocturnal paresthesia involving the hands, most often of middle-aged women; formerly attributed to a lesion in the thoracic outlet, but now known to be a classic symptom of carpal tunnel syndrome. [acro- + paresthesia]

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ac·ro·par·es·the·sia or chiefly Brit ac·ro·par·aes·the·sia .ak-rō-.par-əs-'thē-zh(ē-)ə n a condition of burning, tingling, or pricking sensations or numbness in the extremities present on awaking and of unknown cause or produced by compression of nerves during sleep

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ac·ro·par·es·the·sia (ak″ro-par″es-theґzhə) [acro- + paresthesia] 1. paresthesia of limbs and tips of other extremities due to nerve compression at any of several levels, or polyneuritis. 2. a disease marked by attacks of tingling, numbness, and stiffness in the limbs, chiefly the fingers, hands, and forearms, sometimes with pain, pallor of the skin, or slight cyanosis.