(medicine) Reduced or subnormal tactile sensibility.
hypesthesia
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(hī'pes-thē'zhə)
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A condition characterized by atypically decreased sensation.
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Abnormally diminished sensitiveness; hypoesthesia.
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IN BRIEF: n. Impaired or lessened tactile sensitivity.
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Meaning #1:
impairment of tactile sensitivity; decrease of sensitivity
Synonym: hypoesthesia
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