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Numbness

The condition of being numb; that state of a living body in which it loses, wholly or in part, the power of feeling or motion.

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Passiveness 76% connected

The quality or state of being passive; unresisting submission.

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Passivity 76% connected

Passiveness; -- opposed to activity.

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Symptom 76% connected

Any affection which accompanies disease; a perceptible change in the body or its functions, which indicates disease, or the kind or phases of disease…

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Numb 74% connected

Enfeebled in, or destitute of, the power of sensation and motion; rendered torpid; benumbed; insensible; as, the fingers or limbs are numb with cold.

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Numb 74% connected

Enfeebled in, or destitute of, the power of sensation and motion; rendered torpid; benumbed; insensible; as, the fingers or limbs are numb with cold.

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Apathy 92% connected

Want of feeling; privation of passion, emotion, or excitement; dispassion; -- applied either to the body or the mind. As applied to the mind, it is a…

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Indifference 92% connected

The quality or state of being indifferent, or not making a difference; want of sufficient importance to constitute a difference; absence of weight; i…

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