paresthesia
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
- paresthetic adjective
Etymology
Origin of paresthesia
Example Sentences
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The most common were dizziness, nausea, headache and paresthesia — electric-shock sensations in the brain that many people call brain zaps.
From New York Times • Apr. 7, 2018
Probably the most prevalent type relies on devices that stimulate nerves in the spine to treat pain in the back and in the legs and arms, often substituting a gentle tingling called paresthesia.
From US News • Sep. 20, 2016
The health scientists go on to add that adults with methylmercury poisoning have had severe and debilitating symptoms: paresthesia, ataxia, weakness, vision and hearing impairment, muscle tremor and spasticity, and even coma or death.
From Slate • Mar. 24, 2015
The legs were the seat of a heavy, unwieldy sensation, but there was no numbness or other paresthesia.
From Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: with Chapters on Blood Pressure, 3rd Edition. by Warfield, Louis Marshall
The disturbance of the circulation further leads to numbness, to some anesthesia, and to paresthesia.
From Psychotherapy by Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)
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