or chiefly Brit  par*aes*the*sia  n :  a sensation of pricking, tingling, or creeping on the skin having no objective cause and usu. associated with injury or irritation of a sensory nerve or nerve root par*es*thet*ic or chiefly Brit  par*aes*thet*ic  adj 
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  hy·per·es·the·sia  paraesthesia 
 
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