acroparesthesia /ac·ro·par·es·the·sia/ (-par″es-the´zhah)
acroparesthesia
1. paresthesia of the digits.
2. a disease marked by attacks of tingling, numbness, and stiffness chiefly in the fingers, hands, and forearms, sometimes with pain, skin pallor, or slight cyanosis.
ac·ro·par·es·the·sia ( k r -pr s-th  zh )n. Numbness, tingling, or other abnormal sensations in one or more of the extremities. |
acroparesthesia
[ak′rōpar′isthē′zhə]
Etymology: Gk, akron + para, near, aisthesis, feeling
1 an extreme sensitivity at the tips of the extremities of the body, caused by nerve compression in the affected area or by polyneuritis.
2 a disease characterized by tingling, numbness, and stiffness in the extremities, especially in the fingers, hands, and forearms. It sometimes produces pain, pallor, or mild cyanosis. The disease occurs in a simple form, which may produce acrocyanosis, and in an angiospastic form, which may produce gangrene.
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