Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A skin sensation, such as burning, prickling, itching, or tingling, with no apparent physical cause.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun See
paræsthesia .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
sensation ofburning ,prickling ,itching , ortingling of theskin , with noobvious cause .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun abnormal skin sensations (as tingling or tickling or itching or burning) usually associated with peripheral nerve damage
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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They also suffer from swollen red hands, paresthesia, and leg pain for those whose legs were shackled.
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In his affidavit, he said soldiers cuffed his hands behind his back so tightly that any hand movement tightened his restraint more, causing pain and producing paresthesia (an abnormal tingling or pricking feeling the result of pressure on or damage to peripheral nerves).
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They also suffer from swollen red hands, paresthesia, and leg pain for those whose legs were shackled.
Printing: Israeli Use of Painful Shackling As A Form of Torture 2010
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After six hours, he experienced paresthesia throughout his body.
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As explained above, paresthesia often results that includes loss of feeling, weakness, and pain in the back, arms, wrists, shoulders and neck - the entire upper body.
Printing: Israeli Use of Painful Shackling As A Form of Torture 2010
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As a result, he has lower back pain and paresthesia in both palms.
Printing: Israeli Use of Painful Shackling As A Form of Torture 2010
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In his affidavit, he said soldiers cuffed his hands behind his back so tightly that any hand movement tightened his restraint more, causing pain and producing paresthesia (an abnormal tingling or pricking feeling the result of pressure on or damage to peripheral nerves).
Printing: Israeli Use of Painful Shackling As A Form of Torture 2010
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I figured that, once again, he had it on vibrate and, as has become typical lately, assumed it was the paresthesia in his hip rendering that tingling pain down his leg that he often confuses with his cell phone's vibration.
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After six hours, he experienced paresthesia throughout his body.
Printing: Israeli Use of Painful Shackling As A Form of Torture 2010
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As a result, he has lower back pain and paresthesia in both palms.
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