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hypoesthesia
hy·po·es·the·sia [ hpō iss thə ] or hy·pes·the·sia [ hìppə sthee ə ]


noun 
Definition:
 
reduced sensitivity to touch: an unusually reduced sensitivity to touch
[Late 19th century. < modern Latin, "condition of sensation being below normal" < Greek hupo- (see hypo-) + aisthēsis "sensation"]

hy·poes·thet·ic [ hpō iss théttik ] adjective
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