Cardiodysesthesia

/ˌkɑːrdiːoʊdɪsɛsˈθiʒə/ noun

Abnormal or impaired sensation in the heart; a condition of diminished or altered cardiac sensory function.

From cardio- (Greek kardia, 'heart') + dys- (meaning 'bad' or 'difficult') + esthesia (from Greek aisthesis, 'sensation'). Medical term describing disturbed cardiac sensation from 19th-century neurocardiology.

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