acheiria

acheiria

 [ah-ki´re-ah]

1. a developmental anomaly consisting of absence of one hand or both hands.

2. a sensation of loss of the hands or a feeling of their absence, seen in conversion disorder.

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a·chei·ri·a

(ă-kī'rē-ă),

1. Congenital absence of one or both hands.

2. Anesthesia in one or both hands with loss of the sense of possession of the hand or hands.

3. A sensibility disorder in which the patient is unable to identify which side of the body has received a stimulus.

[G. a- priv. + cheir, hand]

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acheiria

Uni- or bilateal absence of hands.

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acheiria

Handlessness

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a·chei·ri·a

(ă-kī'rē-ă)

1. Congenital absence of one or both hands.

2. Anesthesia in, with loss of the sense of possession of, one or both hands.

3. A form of dyscheiria in which the patient is unable to tell which side of the body has received a stimulus.

[G. a- priv. + cheir, hand]

Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

a·chei·ri·a

(ă-kī'rē-ă)

Anesthesia in one or both hands with loss of the sense of possession of the hand or hands.

[G. a- priv. + cheir, hand]

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