Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

paræsthesia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: paræs-the-sia
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Obsolete form of paresthesia.

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"In examining into the bodily symptoms we first compare the condition present at the time with the man’s former state. Has pain, or paræsthesia, or loss of sensibility been present at any time?"

Etymology

From para- + -æsthesia.

Usage

Inflected Forms

paræsthesiæ (plural)

Questions

What does paræsthesia mean?: Obsolete form of paresthesia.
Where does paræsthesia come from?: From para- + -æsthesia.

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