par·es·the·sia also par·aes·the·sia (păr'ĭs-thē'zhə)
n.
A skin sensation, such as burning, prickling, itching, or tingling, with no apparent physical cause.

[New Latin paraesthēsia : PAR(A)-¹ + Greek aisthēsis, feeling; see anesthesia.]

paresthetic par'es·thet'ic (-thĕt'ĭk) adj.

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