Dictionary

paresthesia en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˌpærɪsˈθiːziə (UK)
• -ʒə/ (UK)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek παραίσθησις (paraísthēsis). By surface analysis, para- + -esthesia.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) A sensation of burning, prickling, itching, or tingling of the skin, with no obvious cause.
   • Paresthesia occurs when a body part 'falls asleep'.

Forms

Deriveds

acroparesthesia · hemiparesthesia

Relateds

blood runs cold · formication · pins and needles

Translations (20)

gl parestesia (sensation of burning, prickling, itching, or tingling of the skin with no obvious cause) · cmn 感覺異常 /感觉异常 (sensation of burning, prickling, itching, or tingling of the skin with no obvious cause) · fr paresthésie (sensation of burning, prickling, itching, or tingling of the skin with no obvious cause) · pl parestezja (sensation of burning, prickling, itching, or tingling of the skin with no obvious cause) · de Empfindungsstörung (sensation of burning, prickling, itching, or tingling of the skin with no obvious cause) · nup kpadzákpadzá (sensation of burning, prickling, itching, or tingling of the skin with no obvious cause) · de Parästhesie (sensation of burning, prickling, itching, or tingling of the skin with no obvious cause) · ceb binhod (sensation of burning, prickling, itching, or tingling of the skin with no obvious cause) · kix tǖtsīngtsīng (sensation of burning, prickling, itching, or tingling of the skin with no obvious cause) · bg сърбеж (sensation of burning, prickling, itching, or tingling of the skin with no obvious cause) · yo pajápajá (sensation of burning, prickling, itching, or tingling of the skin with no obvious cause) · cs parestézie (sensation of burning, prickling, itching, or tingling of the skin with no obvious cause) · de Sensibilitätsstörung (sensation of burning, prickling, itching, or tingling of the skin with no obvious cause) · de Fehlempfindung (sensation of burning, prickling, itching, or tingling of the skin with no obvious cause) · fi parestesia (sensation of burning, prickling, itching, or tingling of the skin with no obvious cause) · de Missempfindung (sensation of burning, prickling, itching, or tingling of the skin with no obvious cause) · pt parestesia (sensation of burning, prickling, itching, or tingling of the skin with no obvious cause) · bg парене (sensation of burning, prickling, itching, or tingling of the skin with no obvious cause) · gl formigo (sensation of burning, prickling, itching, or tingling of the skin with no obvious cause) · it parestesia (sensation of burning, prickling, itching, or tingling of the skin with no obvious cause)