Finding
hypoesthesia
Subclass of:
Somatosensory Disorders
Definitions related to hypesthesia:
  • Absent or reduced sensitivity to cutaneous stimulation.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • Diminished sensitivity to tactile stimulation.
    Sadock's Comprehensive Glossary of Psychiatry and Psychology
    BJ Sadock Titles Press, 2012
  • (hypoesthesia) Decreased ability to perceive touch.
    Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)
    The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2025
  • (hypoesthesia) Decreased sensitivity to tactile stimulation.
    NICHD Pediatric Terminology
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (hypoesthesia) Impairment of tactile sensitivity manifesting as partial loss of sensitivity to sensory stimuli.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (somatic sensory dysfunction) Decreased ability to perceive touch.
    Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)
    The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2025
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