hemianesthesia /hemi·an·es·the·sia/ (-an″es-the´zhah) anesthesia of one side of the body.
hemianesthesia
hemianesthesia (hem´ēan´es-thē´zh
),
crossed hemianesthesia , hemianesthesia crucia´ta loss of sensation on one side of the face and loss of pain and temperature sense on the opposite side of the body.
hem·i·an·es·the·sia (h m  - n s-th zh )n. Loss of tactile sensibility on one side of the body. Also called unilateral anesthesia. |
hemianesthesia
[hem′ē·an′esthē′zhə]
Etymology: Gk, hemi + anaisthesia, absence of feeling
a loss of feeling on one side of the body.
hemianesthesia (hem´ēan´es-thē´zh
),n the anesthesia or loss of tactile sensibility on one side of the body.
hemianesthesia
anesthesia of one side of the body.
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