NOUN | state | paresthesia, paraesthesia | abnormal skin sensations (as tingling or tickling / tickling or itching or burning) usually associated with peripheral nerve damage |
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Meaning | Abnormal skin sensations (as tingling or tickling / tickling or itching or burning) usually associated with peripheral nerve damage. | |
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Synonym | paraesthesia | |
Narrower | formication | hallucinated sensation that insects or snakes are crawling over the skin |
Broader | symptom | (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease |
Spanish | parestesia | |
Catalan | parestèsia |
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