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D is for Dysesthesia<\/span> I looked up the word dysesthesia. It\u2019s not there. Neither is its alternate spelling: dysaesthesia.<\/span><\/p>\n D is for Difficult<\/span> <\/p>\n
\n It\u2019s also for dictionary. I\u2019m very fond of mine. I was given it as a gift in 1993. Emblazoned on the front are the following statements:<\/span>
\n \u2022 The foremost dictionary of current English: now thoroughly revised and expanded<\/span>
\n \u2022 120,000 entries and 190,000 definitions<\/span>
\n \u2022 Over 20,000 entries new to this edition<\/span><\/p>\n
\n It\u2019s difficult to describe dysesthesia. However, the clue is in the name. I\u2019ve learned it\u2019s from the Greek ‘dys’, for bad, and ‘aisthesis’, for sensation. So, bad sensation. In practice, for me, this means my fingers might feel as though they\u2019re being ground in a vice or my thighs like they\u2019ve been splashed with acid. Or, sometimes, it\u2019s the reverse.<\/span><\/p>\n