- hemianesthesia
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The inability to feel sensations from touch on one side of the body. Also called unilateral anesthesia.
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hemianesthesia — Anesthesia on one side of the body. SYN: unilateral anesthesia. alternate h. h. affecting the head on one side and the body and extremities on the other side. SYN: crossed h.. crossed h. SYN: alternate h.. * * * hemi·an·es·the·sia or chiefly Brit … Medical dictionary
hemianesthesia — hemi·anesthesia … English syllables
hemianesthesia — “+ noun Etymology: New Latin, from hemi (I) + anesthesia : loss of sensation in either lateral half of the body … Useful english dictionary
cerebral hemianesthesia — hemianesthesia due to lesion of the internal capsule of the lenticular nucleus … Medical dictionary
spinal hemianesthesia — hemianesthesia due to a lesion of the spinal cord … Medical dictionary
hemianesthesia cruciata — loss of sensation on one side of the face with contralateral loss of pain and temperature sense on the body, resulting from a lateral lesion in the pons or medulla, affecting both the sensory root of the trigeminal nerve and the spinothalamic… … Medical dictionary
mesocephalic hemianesthesia — pontile hemianesthesia hemianesthesia due to disease of the pons … Medical dictionary
alternate hemianesthesia — h. cruciata … Medical dictionary
crossed hemianesthesia — h. cruciata … Medical dictionary
unilateral anesthesia — hemianesthesia … Medical dictionary
