Finding
hypoesthesia
Subclass of:
Somatosensory Disorders
Definitions related to hypesthesia:
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Absent or reduced sensitivity to cutaneous stimulation.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Diminished sensitivity to tactile stimulation.Sadock's Comprehensive Glossary of Psychiatry and PsychologyBJ Sadock Titles Press, 2012
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(hypoesthesia) Decreased ability to perceive touch.Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
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(hypoesthesia) Decreased sensitivity to tactile stimulation.NICHD Pediatric TerminologyU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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(hypoesthesia) Impairment of tactile sensitivity manifesting as partial loss of sensitivity to sensory stimuli.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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(somatic sensory dysfunction) An abnormality of the primary sensation that is mediated by peripheral nerves (pain, temperature, touch, vibration, joint position). The word hypoesthesia (or hypesthesia) refers to a reduction in cutaneous sensation to a specific type of testing.Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
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