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/bar'euhs thee"zheuh, -zhee euh, -zee euh/, n.the sense or perception of pressure.[BAR(O)- + ESTHESIA]
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baresthesia — SYN: pressure sense. [G. baros, weight, + aisthesis, sensation] * * * bar·es·the·sia (bar″es theґzhə) [bar + esthesia] pressure sense … Medical dictionary
baresthesia — n. sense of pressure … English contemporary dictionary
baresthesia — /bar euhs thee zheuh, zhee euh, zee euh/, n. the sense or perception of pressure. [BAR(O) + ESTHESIA] … Useful english dictionary
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baryesthesia — bary·es·the·sia (bar″e es theґzhə) baresthesia … Medical dictionary
pressure sense — the faculty by which pressure upon the surface of the body is perceived; called also baresthesia … Medical dictionary
