numbness
- noun
- /ˈnʌm.nəs/
- You feeling any numbness at all?
- numbness and tingling
- facial numbness
- numbness or paresthesia
So this means that only active pain nerves are blocked without causing numbness or paralysis.
- So this means that only active pain nerves are blocked without causing numbness or paralysis.
- I have a little bit, I have some pain on the left side, like sciatic nerve pain and a little bit of numbness on the top of my left foot.
- They could cause things like seizures, pelvic lesions, numbness in the limbs, along with more psychological symptoms like depression or anxiety or this.
Examples
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I have numbness in this pinky all the time and it tingles and goes all the way up to here.
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But nothing happened, and when he shifted his weight, the numbness departed.
Fiction book (1994) -
Are you feeling any numbness or pain?
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Says it started with the numbness in his hands and then spread.
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Is there any sensation in this arm, or numbness in the left hand?
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Then I felt a numbness, followed by a sharp pain from my left ear.
Fiction book (1992) -
I can't tell which is better, the pain or the numbness.
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For cold hands and feet with tingling or numbness, try wearing some warm socks and gloves, especially in colder weather.
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The creeping began as a numbness in the fingers and toes that crept upward over several months.
Fiction book (1998) -
The patient reported numbness and tingling in his fingers after sitting in one position for too long.
Synonyms
Treatment that makes part or all of the body stop feeling pain, sometimes making you sleep
A feeling of tingling, prickling, burning, or numbness in the skin
Antonyms
How Numb
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Numbness comes from the old word numb, which meant 'without feeling'. So numbness is the state of having little or no physical feeling in a part of the body.