Definition of "paresthesia" [paresthesia]

• A skin sensation, such as burning, prickling, itching, or tingling, with no apparent physical cause. (noun)

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• "I figured that, once again, he had it on vibrate and, as has become typical lately, assumed it was the paresthesia in his hip rendering that tingling pain down his leg that he often confuses with his cell phone's vibration."
• "In his affidavit, he said soldiers cuffed his hands behind his back so tightly that any hand movement tightened his restraint more, causing pain and producing paresthesia (an abnormal tingling or pricking feeling the result of pressure on or damage to peripheral nerves)."
• "After six hours, he experienced paresthesia throughout his body."