pseudesthesia en · NOUN
Etymology
From pseud- + -esthesia.
Meanings
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(rare, uncountable) An imaginary sensation felt in the absence of a stimulus.
[…] and many hospital authorities are open to censure in that they do not attempt to employ a psychotherapist even in the most severe cases of pseudesthesia.
1952, Donovan Hilton Rawcliffe, The Psychology of the Occult, page 221:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| pseudaesthesia | alternative | lexicographic | |
| pseudæsthesia | alternative | lexicographic |
Translations (2)
it pseudoestesia (imaginary sensation) · fr pseudesthésie (imaginary sensation)