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/ay'see neuhs thee"zheuh/, n. Psychiatry.loss of the physical awareness of one's body.Also, acoenaesthesia.[A-6 + CENESTHESIA]
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acenesthesia — Also known as acoenesthesiopathy, general elementary somatopsychosis, and asomatognosia. The term acenesthesia comes from the Greek words a (not), koinos (communal), and aisthanesthai (to notice, to perceive). It translates loosely as not… … Dictionary of Hallucinations
acenesthesia — ace·nes·the·sia (a sēn″es theґzhə) [a 1 + cenesthesia] absence of the normal sense of physical existence and well being and of the regular functioning of the bodily organs … Medical dictionary
acenesthesia — n. mental disorder in which the patient loses perception of his body … English contemporary dictionary
acenesthesia — variant of acoenesthesia * * * /ay see neuhs thee zheuh/, n. Psychiatry. loss of the physical awareness of one s body. Also, acoenaesthesia. [A 6 + CENESTHESIA] … Useful english dictionary
acoenaesthesia — /ay see neuhs thee zheuh/, n. Psychiatry. acenesthesia. [A 6 + COENESTHESIA] * * * … Universalium
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acoenesthesiopathy — see acenesthesia … Dictionary of Hallucinations
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asomatognosia — see acenesthesia … Dictionary of Hallucinations
bilateral spectrum — Also known as bilateral scotoma. The term bilateral spectrum comes from the Latin words bi (two), latus (side), and spectrum (image, apparition). It is used to denote a relatively rare fortification spectrum (i.e. a * scintillating sco toma),… … Dictionary of Hallucinations
