paresthesia

noun

abnormal skin sensations (as tingling or tickling or itching or burning) usually associated with peripheral nerve damage

Roots

parapar- · Greek · disordered, abnormal aisthesisesthes- · Greek · sensation ia-ia · Greek · condition

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