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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Coenaesthetic dysaesthesias, if you please. #149945 11/06/2005 7:40 AM Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 203 Homo Loquens enthusiast Homo Loquens enthusiast Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 203 Re : Psychiatry-speak. Can anyone tell me what "coenaesthetic" means? Isn't it the same as "kinaesthetic" ? And what does "dysaesthesias" mean? (From here) Edit : Sentence: The case of a 28-year-old woman with paranoid schizophrenia is reported who presented with erotomania and who had injured her external genitals in an attempt to stop coenaesthetic dysaesthesias. In an attempt to stop what? Abnormalities in her perceptions of her body is the best I can do without a dictionary definition. Last edited by Homo Loquens; 11/06/2005 7:45 AM. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Coenaesthetic dysaesthesias, if you please. #149946 11/06/2005 10:56 AM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont > without a dictionary well, I can't do it without a dictionary, but: (from dictionary.com) cen·es·the·sia Variant: or chiefly British coen·aes·the·sia /"sE-n&s-'thE-zh&/ Function: noun : the general feeling of inhabiting one's body that arises from multiple stimuli from various bodily organs —cen·es·thet·ic or chiefly British coen·aes·thet·ic /-'thet-ik/ adjective and dys·es·the·sia Variant: or chiefly British dys·aes·the·sia /"dis-es-'thE-zh(E-)&/ Function: noun : impairment of sensitivity especially to touch —dys·es·thet·ic or chiefly British dys·aes·thet·ic /-'thet-ik/ adjective formerly known as etaoin... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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