Acenesthesia

/ˌæsɪnɛsˈθiː.ʒə/ noun

Definition

An abnormal or distorted sensation, particularly a feeling of numbness or loss of normal feeling in a body part.

Etymology

From Greek 'a-' (not/without) + 'kenēsis' (movement/change) + '-aesthesia' (sensation). The term emerged in 19th-century medical language to describe unusual sensory experiences.

Kelly Says

Acenesthesia is the medical term for that weird feeling when your foot 'falls asleep'—except it persists as a permanent tingling or numbness, and it reveals how much our sense of our own bodies depends on constant nerve signals that we usually ignore until something goes wrong.

Translations

AFAfrikaans
akenaestezia
AMአማርኛ
አንሰት
an-set
ARالعربية
خدر
khadr
BGБългарски
акенестезия
BNবাংলা
অনুভূতিহীনতা
on-u-bhoo-ti-heen-ta
CACatalà
acinestèsia
ah-ki-nes-teh-zee-ah
CSČeština
akinestezie
ah-ki-nes-teh-zee
DADansk
acinesteti
ah-kee-nes-teh-tee
DEDeutsch
Acinesthésie
ah-ki-nes-thee-zee
ELΕλληνικά
αναισθησία
ah-n-es-thee-see-ah
ESEspañol
acinestecia
ah-see-nes-thee-thee-ah
ETEesti
akenaestezia
EUEuskara
akenaestezia
FAفارسی
بی‌حسی
be-h-si
FISuomi
akinesteesia
ah-ki-nes-teh-see-ah
FRFrançais
acinsenestésie
ah-sen-es-te-zee-ay
GLGalego
akenaestezia
GUGU
અનુભૂતિહીનતા
an-u-bhoo-ti-heen-ta
HAHA
baƙin
ba-kin
HEעברית
무감각
mu-gam-gak
HIहिन्दी
अनुपस्थिति
an-u-pa-sth-iti
HRHrvatski
akenaestezia
HUMagyar
akinestezia
ah-ki-nes-teh-zee-ah
IDBahasa Indonesia
akinestezia
ah-ki-nes-teh-zee-ah
IGIG
ike anya
ee-keh an-ya
ITItaliano
acinestezia
ah-kee-nes-teh-zee-ah
JA日本語
無感覚症
mukō-kankyō-shō
KKKK
сезімсіздік
se-zi-m-siz-dik
KMKM
អន់ស្វិត
an-swet
KO한국어
무감각증
mu-gamgak-jeung
LTLietuvių
akenaestezia
LVLatviešu
akenaestezia
MNМонгол
акенестезия
MRMR
अनुभूती नाही
an-u-bhoo-tee nah-ee
MSBahasa Melayu
akinestezia
ah-ki-nes-teh-zee-ah
MYမြန်မာ
အစွမ်း
ah-s-wun
NLNederlands
acinestehesie
ah-ki-nes-teh-zee
NONorsk
acinesteti
ah-kee-nes-teh-tee
PAPA
ਅਨુભੂਤੀ
an-u-bhoo-tee
PLPolski
acinezestesia
ah-ki-nes-teh-zee-ah
PTPortuguês
acinestecia
ah-see-nes-teh-thee-ah
RORomână
acinestezie
ah-ki-nes-teh-zee
RUРусский
анестезия
an-es-tee-zee-ya
SKSlovenčina
akenaestezia
SLSlovenščina
akenaestezia
SRСрпски
акенестезия
SVSvenska
acinesteti
ah-kee-nes-teh-tee
SWKiswahili
ukose
oo-koh-seh
TAதமிழ்
சரீர உணர்வு இல்லாத
sar-ee-ra u-nar-vu il-la-ath
TEతెలుగు
శరీర అనుభూతి లేని
shari-ra an-u-bhoo-ti la-ni
THไทย
สูญเสียความรู้สึก
suan-si-khawm-ruu-sik
TLTL
walang pakiramdam
wal-ang pah-ki-ram-dam
TRTürkçe
acinestezi
ah-see-nes-teh-zee
UKУкраїнська
анестезія
an-es-teh-zee-ya
URاردو
خدر
khadr
VITiếng Việt
mất cảm giác
mat cam giac
YOYO
soro
soh-roh
ZH中文
无痛觉
wú tòngjué
ZUZU
ukuse
oo-koo-seh

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