polyesthesia /poly·es·the·sia/ (-es-the´zhah) a sensation as if several points were touched on application of a stimulus to a single point.
polyesthesia
pol·y·es·the·sia (p l  - s-th zh )n. A disorder of sensation in which a single touch or other stimulus is felt as several. |
polyesthesia
[pol′ē·esthē′zhə]
Etymology: Gk, polys + aisthesis, feeling
a sensory disorder involving the sense of touch in which a stimulus to one area of the skin is also felt at nonstimulated sites.
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