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  • noun A type of paresthesia characterized by a tingling, numbing sensation as of being pierced by needles, usually caused by the (temporary) clamping of nerves.

Etymologies

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From Ancient Greek ἄκανθα (akantha, "thorn") + αἴσθησις (aisthēsis, "sensation").

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