anaphia
Meanings
noun
- Tactile anesthesia; the total or partial absence of the sense of touch.
Word forms
Etymology
From an- (“not”) + Ancient Greek ἁφή (haphḗ, “sense of touch”) + -ia. Or perhaps directly from Ancient Greek ἀναφής (anaphḗs, “impalpable”). For the middle element, compare haptic.
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