Diseases

Hypesthesia

Absent or reduced sensitivity to cutaneous stimulation.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

Absent or reduced sensitivity to cutaneous stimulation.

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Synonyms

20 entry terms
  • Hypesthesia, Tactile
  • Hypoesthesia
  • Impaired Sensation
  • Numbness
  • Reduced Sensation
  • Hypesthesias
  • Hypesthesias, Tactile
  • Hypoesthesias
  • Impaired Sensations
  • Reduced Sensations
  • Sensation, Impaired
  • Sensation, Reduced
  • Sensations, Impaired
  • Sensations, Reduced
  • Tactile Hypesthesia
  • Tactile Hypesthesias
  • Hypesthesia, Thermal
  • Hypesthesias, Thermal
  • Thermal Hypesthesia
  • Thermal Hypesthesias

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35 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

do not confuse with HYPERESTHESIA, increased sensitivity; coord with TOUCH or HOT TEMPERATURE if pertinent

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Hypesthesia. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D006987. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D006987
  2. Hypesthesia. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypoesthesia
  3. Hypesthesia. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1641556