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acroparesthesia

n. a feeling of numbness, tingling, or other abnormal sensation in one or more extremities. Kinds of acroparesthesia include Nothnagel’s acroparesthesia, which is accompanied by circulatory disorders, and Schultze’s acroparesthesia, marked by peripheral-nerve irritability but without circulatory abnormalities.

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analysis of transference

analysis of transference

in psychoanalysis, the interpretation of a patient’s early relationships and experiences as they are reflected and expressed in his or her present relationship to the analyst. Also called transference analysis. See transference.