paraphia

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noun

parapsis; a disorder of the sense of touch

OriginAncient Greek ἁφή →
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Meanings

nounparaphia (uncountable)
  1. rareuncountablemedicineparapsis; a disorder of the sense of touch

    Paraphia, or perversion of the sense of touch, may be so manifest as to convey constantly, erroneous impressions in regard to shape, size, consistence, weight and temperature of bodies.

    1856, Alvan Edmond Small, C. E. Toothaker, Diseases of the nervous system, page 53

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἁφή“touch”
  2. Englishparaphia

From para- + Ancient Greek ἁφή (haphḗ, “touch”) + -ia.

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