paresthesia

English

Alternative forms

• paraesthesia
• paræsthesia

Etymology

From Ancient Greek παρά (pará, “beside, abnormal”) + αἴσθησις (aísthēsis, “sensation”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌpærɪsˈθiːziə, -ʒə/

Noun

paresthesia (countable and uncountable, plural paresthesias or paresthesiae)

1. A sensation of burning, prickling, itching, or tingling of the skin, with no obvious cause.

   Paresthesia occurs when a body part 'falls asleep'.

Derived terms

• hemiparesthesia

Translations

sensation of burning, prickling, itching, or tingling of the skin with no obvious cause

• Bulgarian: парене n (parene), сърбеж (bg) (sǎrbež)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 感覺異常／感觉异常 (gǎnjué yìcháng)

• Czech: parestézie f
• Danish: please add this translation if you can
• Finnish: parestesia
• French: paresthésie (fr) f
• Galician: formigo (gl) m, parestesia f
• German: Missempfindung (de) f, Empfindungsstörung (de) f, Sensibilitätsstörung (de) f, Parästhesie (de) f, Fehlempfindung (de) f
• Italian: parestesia (it) f
• Nupe: kpadzákpadzá
• Polish: parestezja (pl) f
• Portuguese: parestesia (pt) f
• Yoruba: pajápajá

See also

• formication
• pins and needles