Definitions
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- noun medicine The inability to feel
sensations fromtouch on one side of the body. Also calledunilateral anesthesia .
Etymologies
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hemi- + anesthesia
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Examples
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A younger sister of the patient was similarly affected with symptoms of hysteria, hemianesthesia, etc.
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A younger sister of the patient was similarly affected with symptoms of hysteria, hemianesthesia, etc.
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