Medical term:
achiria
acheiria
[ah-ki´re-ah]1. a developmental anomaly consisting of absence of one hand or both hands.
2. a sensation of loss of the hands or a feeling of their absence, seen in conversion disorder.
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a·chei·ri·a
(ă-kī'rē-ă),1. Congenital absence of one or both hands.
2. Anesthesia in one or both hands with loss of the sense of possession of the hand or hands.
3. A sensibility disorder in which the patient is unable to identify which side of the body has received a stimulus.
[G. a- priv. + cheir, hand]
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acheiria
Uni- or bilateal absence of hands.Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
acheiria
HandlessnessMcGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
a·chei·ri·a
(ă-kī'rē-ă)1. Congenital absence of one or both hands.
2. Anesthesia in, with loss of the sense of possession of, one or both hands.
3. A form of dyscheiria in which the patient is unable to tell which side of the body has received a stimulus.
[G. a- priv. + cheir, hand]
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012
a·chei·ri·a
(ă-kī'rē-ă)Anesthesia in one or both hands with loss of the sense of possession of the hand or hands.
[G. a- priv. + cheir, hand]
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