Carpal tunnel syndrome is a disorder caused by disturbances in nerve function (neuropathy), leading to pain and numbness or tingling (paresthesia) primarily in the wrist and hand.
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Paresthesia
//ˌpærɪsˈθiːziə/
Synonyms for "paresthesia" (12 found)
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21 translations across 14 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- парене noun (sensation of burning, prickling, itching, or tingling of the skin with no obvious cause)
- сърбеж noun (sensation of burning, prickling, itching, or tingling of the skin with no obvious cause)
Cebuano
1 entries- binhod noun (sensation of burning, prickling, itching, or tingling of the skin with no obvious cause)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 感覺異常 /感觉异常 noun (sensation of burning, prickling, itching, or tingling of the skin with no obvious cause)
Czech
1 entries- parestézie noun (sensation of burning, prickling, itching, or tingling of the skin with no obvious cause)
Finnish
1 entries- parestesia noun (sensation of burning, prickling, itching, or tingling of the skin with no obvious cause)
French
1 entries- paresthésie noun (sensation of burning, prickling, itching, or tingling of the skin with no obvious cause)
Galician
2 entries- formigo noun (sensation of burning, prickling, itching, or tingling of the skin with no obvious cause)
- parestesia noun (sensation of burning, prickling, itching, or tingling of the skin with no obvious cause)
German
4 entries- Empfindungsstörung noun (sensation of burning, prickling, itching, or tingling of the skin with no obvious cause)
- Fehlempfindung noun (sensation of burning, prickling, itching, or tingling of the skin with no obvious cause)
- Missempfindung noun (sensation of burning, prickling, itching, or tingling of the skin with no obvious cause)
- Parästhesie noun (sensation of burning, prickling, itching, or tingling of the skin with no obvious cause)
Italian
1 entries- parestesia noun (sensation of burning, prickling, itching, or tingling of the skin with no obvious cause)
Khiamniungan Naga
2 entries- tǖtsīngtsīng noun (sensation of burning, prickling, itching, or tingling of the skin with no obvious cause)
- tǖtsīngtsīng noun (sensation of burning, prickling, itching, or tingling of the skin with no obvious cause)
Nupe
1 entries- kpadzákpadzá noun (sensation of burning, prickling, itching, or tingling of the skin with no obvious cause)
Polish
1 entries- parestezja noun (sensation of burning, prickling, itching, or tingling of the skin with no obvious cause)
Portuguese
1 entries- parestesia noun (sensation of burning, prickling, itching, or tingling of the skin with no obvious cause)
Yoruba
1 entries- pajápajá noun (sensation of burning, prickling, itching, or tingling of the skin with no obvious cause)
Sample sentences
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Paresthesia occurs when a body part 'falls asleep'.
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