A disorder of sensation in which a single touch or other stimulus is felt as several. ... Origin: poly-+ G. Aisthesis, sensation ... (05 Mar 2000) ... 
(pol″e-es-the´zhә) a sensation as if several points were touched on application of a stimulus to a single point.
Type: Term Pronunciation: pol′ē-es-thē′zē-ă Definitions: 1. A disorder of sensation in which a single touch or other stimulus is felt as several.
polyaesthesia, polyesthesia A condition in which a single object seems to be felt in several different places.polyesthesia A dysesthesia in which a single object seems to be felt in several different places.