Numbness: Imprecise term for abnormal sensation, including absent or reduced sensory perception as well as paresthesias.
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Numbness: partial or total lack of sensation in a part of the body; a symptom of nerve damage or dysfunction.
Source: WordNet 2.1
Numbness: Subjective cutaneous sensations (e.g., cold, warmth, tingling, pressure, etc.) that are experienced spontaneously in the absence of stimulation.
Source: Diseases Database
Numbness (symptom): Loss of feeling or sensation.
Numbness (symptom): Numbness usually arises from damage or disease of nerves. Numbness is often associated with or preceded by abnormal pain-like sensations often described as pins-and-needles, prickling or burning sensations; these are called paresthesias. Numbness is loss of sensation whereas paralysis ... more
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Numbness (symptom): See Numbness (symptom information).
Source: Diseases Database
Source - WordNet 2.1
The following list attempts to classify Numbness into categories where each line is subset of the next.
Source: WordNet 2.1
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