meralgia paraesthetica

noun

numbness or pain in the lateral thigh caused by lesion to the lateral cutaneous nerve of thigh

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Meanings

nounmeralgia paraesthetica (uncountable)

alternative meralgia paresthetica

  1. uncountablemedicinenumbness or pain in the lateral thigh caused by lesion to the lateral cutaneous nerve of thigh

Origin

The term "meralgia paraesthetica" combines four Greek roots to mean "thigh pain with anomalous perception".

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meralgia paraesthetica. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/meralgia%20paraesthetica

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“meralgia paraesthetica.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/meralgia%20paraesthetica. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “meralgia paraesthetica,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/meralgia%20paraesthetica.

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