Difference between revisions of "Numbness"
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==Origin== | ==Origin== | ||
[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] ''nomen'', from past participle of ''nimen'' to take | [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] ''nomen'', from past participle of ''nimen'' to take | ||
| − | *[ | + | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_century 14th Century] |
==Definitions== | ==Definitions== | ||
| − | *1: devoid of sensation especially as a result of cold or [ | + | *1: devoid of sensation especially as a result of cold or [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anasthesia anesthesia] |
*2: devoid of [[emotion]] : indifferent | *2: devoid of [[emotion]] : indifferent | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
Latest revision as of 01:22, 13 December 2020
Origin
Middle English nomen, from past participle of nimen to take
Definitions
- 1: devoid of sensation especially as a result of cold or anesthesia
- 2: devoid of emotion : indifferent
Description
Hypoesthesia (or hypesthesia) refers to a reduced sense of touch or sensation, or a partial loss of sensitivity to sensory stimuli. In everyday speech this is sometimes referred to as "numbness".
