phrictopathic

phrictopathic
phric·to·path·ic .frik-tə-'path-ik adj relating to or accompanied by shuddering <\phrictopathic sensations>

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phric·to·path·ic (frik″to-pathґik) [Gr. phriktos producing a shudder + pathos disease] causing a shudder; a term applied to a peculiar sensation caused by irritating a hysterical anesthetic area during recovery.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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