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paresthesia

paresthesia

1 9.9
A feeling of tingling, prickling, burning, or numbness in the skin
  • noun
  • /ˌpɛrəˈsθiːə/
  • Specialized
translation icon : parestesia
  • Many clinical characteristics overlap CTS, with symptoms of numbness, paresthesia, and weakness within the median nerve distribution.
  • paresthesia in the thigh
  • lateral paresthesia
  • pain and paresthesia

So beta alanine, alanine or alanine is anyone who's taking this or some people that have taken this will have experienced some paresthesia.

Examples

  • After the injury, she felt a strange sensation in her legs known as paresthesia, which made it difficult to walk.

  • None had corneal anesthesia, and none had postoperative paresthesia of the face.

    Academic text (1996)

  • Presentation included acute limb ischemia in 13 patients with pain and paresthesia.

    Academic text (2007)

  • The symptoms in this group ranged from sudden onset of lower extremity paresthesia to frank paraplegia.

    Academic text (2007)

  • Lateral thigh paresthesia is the most common complication associated with the ALT flap harvest.

    Academic text (2012)

  • The most common complications in the patients were: buttock pain, paravertebral muscle spasms, lower limb paresthesia, and gastrosoleus muscle pain, respectively.

    Academic text (2007)

  • Postoperative lateral thigh paresthesia was reported in 12 studies, and it occurred in 24.0% (75 of 313) of patients.

    Academic text (2012)

  • Common patient complaints include local pain caused by tissue expansion or frontal nerve compression, headache, frontal paresthesia or sensory deficit, olfactory loss, and ophthalmic disturbances.

    Academic text (2005)

  • Assess the six P's: pain out of proportion to the injury, pain with passive stretch of the toes, pallor, pulselessness, paresthesia, and paralysis; but take special notice of pain as it is listed first and can be the most sensitive early indicator of compromise.

    Academic text (2007)

  • A number of other diverse symptoms can also be seen, including dyspnea, hoarseness, hemoptysis, cranial nerve palsy, paresthesia, and epistaxis, depending on the tumor's site of origin.

    Academic text (2001)

Synonyms

tingle
vsparesthesia
26 3.3

A small prickly feeling on the skin often caused by excitement or cold

is more often medical, caused by nerve damage or irritation
tingling
vsparesthesia
22 3.4

A slight prickling feeling like many tiny pins touching the skin

is broader, covering various abnormal sensations beyond slight prickling
pins and needles
vsparesthesia
1 2.8

A tingling feeling in the skin often felt after a hand or foot falls asleep

is usually due to nerve damage or irritation rather than short pressure
dysesthesia
vsparesthesia
  • Specialized
1 9.9

An unpleasant feeling like burning, tingling, or pain caused by nerve damage

is a broader abnormal skin sensation that can be nonpainful or numb

How Intense

anesthesia
  • Specialized
76 4.5
numbness
19 4.6
paresthesia
  • Specialized
1 9.9
tingling
22 3.4

Surface Forms

paresthesia singular
paresthesias plural
paresthesias plural
paraesthesias plural
paresthesia singular
paraesthesia singular

Morphology

paresthesia = esthesia (opaque) = para + esthesia

Although the word is built from a medical prefix plus a sensation-related base, the specialized meaning is not readily recoverable for an average learner.

Etymology

Paresthesia comes from Greek parts para- ('abnormal' or 'beside') and aisthesis ('sensation' or 'feeling'). So paresthesia literally means an 'abnormal sensation', which is why it describes tingling, prickling, numbness, or 'pins and needles' in the skin.