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Definition of: pallesthesia
(pal′is·thē′zhə, -zhē·ə) noun Physiol.
Sensitiveness to vibration, as of the skin or a bony prominence to a vibrating tuning fork. [<Gk. pallein quiver + ESTHESIA]
—pal′les·thet′ic (-thet′ik) adjective
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