acenesthesia

[ey-see-nuhs-thee-zhuh]

a·ce·nes·the·sia

[ey-see-nuhs-thee-zhuh]
noun Psychiatry.
loss of the physical awareness of one's body.


Origin:
a-6 + cenesthesia
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Acenesthesia has a plethora of syllables.
So is dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane. Does it mean:
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
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acenesthesia a·ce·nes·the·si·a (ā-sē'nĭs-thē'zē-ə, -zhə, ā-sěn'ĭs-)
n.
Absence of the sensation of physical existence and well-being or of the consciousness of normal bodily functioning.

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