Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hypoesthesia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hy-poes-the-sia
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

partial loss of tactile sensation; numbness

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Ancient Greek ῠ̔πό (hŭpó) Ancient Greek ὑπο- (hupo-)der. English hypo- English -esthesia English hypoesthesia From hypo- + -esthesia.

Usage

Inflected Forms

hypoesthesias (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

hyperesthesia hyperaesthesia

Synonyms

hypesthesia

Questions

What does hypoesthesia mean?: partial loss of tactile sensation; numbness
Where does hypoesthesia come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Ancient Greek ῠ̔πό (hŭpó) Ancient Greek ὑπο- (hupo-)der. English hypo- English -esthesia English hypoesthesia From hypo- + -esthesia.

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