Meanings
nounhemianesthesia (uncountable)
alternative Commonwealth hemianaesthesia · alternative dated hemianæsthesia
- uncountablemedicineThe inability to feel sensations from touch on one side of the body.
Synonyms: unilateral anesthesia
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe inability to feel sensations from touch on one side of the body.
Similar
unilateral anesthesia
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*sem-
- Proto-Indo-European*sēmi
- Proto-Hellenic[Term?]
- Ancient Greekἡμῐ- (hēmĭ-)
- Englishhemi-
- Englishanesthesia
- Englishhemianesthesia
From hemi- + anesthesia.
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APA
hemianesthesia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hemianesthesia
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“hemianesthesia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hemianesthesia. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hemianesthesia,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hemianesthesia.
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