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Analgesia vs Numbness - What's the difference?

analgesia | numbness |

As nouns the difference between analgesia and numbness

is that analgesia is the absence of the sense of pain while remaining conscious while numbness is absent or reduced sensitivity to cutaneous stimulation.

analgesia

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (medicine) The absence of the sense of pain while remaining conscious.

    • Synonyms

    * analgia

    Derived terms

    * analgesic

    References

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    numbness

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • Absent or reduced sensitivity to cutaneous stimulation.
  • Inability or reduced ability to experience emotion.

    • Synonyms

    * (medical) hypesthesia