paresthesis

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/pəˈɹiːsθɪsɪs/

noun

Paresthesia.

OriginAncient Greek παραίσθησις →
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Meanings

nounparesthesis (usually uncountable, plural parestheses)

plural parestheses · alternative paraesthesis

  1. uncountableusuallymedicineParesthesia.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekπαραίσθησις“misperception”
  2. Englishparesthesis

From Ancient Greek παραίσθησις (paraísthēsis, “misperception”). By surface analysis, para- + -esthesis.

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APA

paresthesis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paresthesis

MLA

“paresthesis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paresthesis. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “paresthesis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paresthesis.

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