English Explanatory Dictionary

meralgia paraesthetica

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. numbness or pain in the lateral thigh caused by lesion to the lateral cutaneous nerve of thigh

Word forms

meralgia paraesthetica meralgia paresthetica

Etymology

The term "meralgia paraesthetica" combines four Greek roots to mean "thigh pain with anomalous perception".

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