Relating to or characterized by apesthesia; lacking sensation or the ability to feel.
Derived from 'apesthesia' with the addition of the adjectival suffix '-ic', following medical terminology conventions. The root remains the Greek 'a-' (without) combined with sensation-related morphemes.
This adjective reveals how medical language builds systematic families—once you know 'anesthetic' means without feeling, 'apesthetic' adds another layer of precision for different types of sensory loss.
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