numbnesses
Absences of feeling
Numbnesses is the plural of numbness, the state of having lost sensation or feeling.
Physical numbness affects body parts: The numbnesses in her fingers and toes suggested circulation problems.
Emotional numbness is an inability to feel: After years of grief, a kind of numbness set in.
The plural typically appears in medical contexts describing multiple affected areas.
Slight stinging sensation
- pins and needlesTingling in extremities
- deadnessLack of life
- insensibilityLack of physical sensation
- loss of sensationAbsence of feeling
prickling · paresthesia · frostbite · circulation · nerve damage · limbs · extremities · coldness
Separation or emotional uninvolvement
- apathyAbsence of feeling
- disconnectionState of being severed
- dissociationMental separation from surroundings
- shockViolent sudden disturbance
grief · trauma · withdrawal · indifference · blankness · emptiness · stupor · dullness
Induced loss of feeling
- lidocaineTopical numbing medication
- novocaineLocal numbing agent
- nerve blockInjection numbing specific area
- sedationDrug-induced calm state
epidural · local anesthetic · spinal · injection · dental · surgical · medication · side effect
tingling
Slight stinging sensation
- pins and needlesTingling in extremities
- deadnessLack of life
- insensibilityLack of physical sensation
loss of sensation · prickling · paresthesia · frostbite · circulation · nerve damage · limbs · extremities · coldness · stiffness
detachment
Separation or emotional uninvolvement
- apathyAbsence of feeling
- disconnectionState of being severed
- dissociationMental separation from surroundings
shock · grief · trauma · withdrawal · indifference · blankness · emptiness · stupor · dullness · unfeeling
anesthesia
Induced loss of feeling
- lidocaineTopical numbing medication
- novocaineLocal numbing agent
- nerve blockInjection numbing specific area
sedation · epidural · local anesthetic · spinal · injection · dental · surgical · medication · side effect · carpal tunnel
numbnessessensations
Conscious physical experiences
feelings · tinglings · sensitivities · prickling · pricklings
- emotional numbnessAbsence of felt affect
- finger numbnessLost sensation in digits
- hand numbnessLoss of finger sensation
- facial numbnessLoss of face sensation
- leg numbnessLoss of limb sensation
- foot numbnessLost sensation in extremity