<neurology> The inability to feel touches (tactile sensations) on one side of the body. ... (09 Oct 1997) ... 
(hem″e-an″es-the´zhә) anesthesia of one side of the body. crossed hemianesthesia , hemianesthesia cruciata loss of sensation on one side of the body and loss of pain and temperature sense on the opposite side.
Type: Term Pronunciation: hem′ē-an′es-thē′zē-ă Definitions: 1. Anesthesia on one side of the body. Synonyms: unilateral anesthesia
hemianesthesia The loss of sensation in one side of the body; insensibility to pain on one side of the body.