aesthesia

aes·the·sia

or es·the·sia E0220400 (ĕs-thē′zhə)n. The ability to feel or perceive sensations.

[Back-formation from anesthesia.]

aesthesia

(iːsˈθiːzɪə) or

esthesia

n (Physiology) the normal ability to experience sensation, perception, or sensitivity[C20: back formation from anaesthesia]

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Noun

aesthesia - mental responsiveness and awarenessesthesia, sensibilityconsciousness - an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation; "he lost consciousness"

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esthesia

(ĕs-thē′zhə)n. The ability to feel or perceive sensations.

aesthesia

The ability to perceive a stimulus. Aesthesia has fallen into disuse as an independent term, with the words sensation and sensibility filling the lexical gap; however, the root form, -aesthesia (as in anaethesia, paraesthesia, etc.), is in common active use in the working medical parlance.

Patient discussion about aesthesia

Q. What causes a warm sensation in your foot I have a warm sensation at sole of left foot lasting 5-10 second From time to time I get a warm sensation at the sole of my foot lasting about 5-10 seconds. Started about 2 months ago.A. Frankly? Although it's tempting to try to give you diagnosis here, these kinds of complaints are so varied and can point to so many different directions I would refrain from doing it. In my opinion you should see a doctor. It's impossible to give a diagnosis based on one line. Sorry...

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noun mental responsiveness and awareness

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