Paresthesia Paraesthesia Par Uhs Thee Zhuh Zhee Noun Sensation Pricking Tingling

noun

A sensation of pricking, tingling, burning, etc. on the skin.

[From Greek para- (at, beyond) + aisthesis (sensation or perception). Ultimately from the Indo-European root au- (to perceive) that also gave us audio, audience, audit, auditorium, anesthesia, aesthetic, anesthetic, esthesia, synesthesia, and obey. Earliest documented use: 1848.]

"Cronk muttered to himself, wiggling his right foot in an effort to relieve the paresthesia." - Bruce Banta; A Dead Man's Chest; Xlibris; 2011.