acanthesthesia

acanthesthesia

English

Alternative forms

• acanthaesthesia

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄκανθα (ákantha, “thorn”) + αἴσθησις (aísthēsis, “sensation”).[1]

Noun

acanthesthesia (uncountable)

1. A type of paresthesia characterized by a tingling, numbing sensation as of being pierced by needles, usually caused by the (temporary) clamping of nerves.

Translations

tingling, numbing sensation as of being pierced

German: Akanthästhesie f, Nadelgefühl n

Icelandic: náladofi m, tindadofi m

References

1. Thomas, Clayton L., ed. Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary. 5th. Philadelphia: F.A. Davis Co., 1993.