pseudo-, pseud-
(Greek: false, deception, lying, untrue, counterfeit; used as a prefix)
pseudesthesia, pseudaesthesia, pseudaesthetic, pseudesthetic
1. A false or imaginary sensation, as in a limb that has been amputated.
2. A sensation that is felt without any external stimulus or a sensation which does not correspond to the stimulus that seems to cause it.
pseudiater
A person who pretends to be a physician on the basis of some self-acquired knolwledge.
pseudo-acid
A compound that is not itself an acid but which exists in equilibrium with, or is easily converted into, an acidic form and thus undergoes some typical reactions of acids.
pseudoacousma
A subjective (imaginary) sensation as if sounds were altered in pitch and quality.
pseudoaesthetic
pseudoagglutination
An agglomeration of particles in solution that does not involve antigen-antibody combination.
pseudoagraphia
1. A condition in which a patient can copy writing, but cannot write except in a meaningless and illegible manner.
2. Partial agraphia in which one can do no original writing, but who can copy something correctly.
pseudoanemia
pseudoangina
pseudoanodontia
pseudoanorexia
A loss of appetite because of distress which follows or accompanies eating.
pseudoantagonist
pseudoanthropology, pseudoanthropological
False interpretations and/or presentations of the interrelations of biological, cultural, geographical, and historical aspects of humankind.
pseudoantidisestablishmentarianism
The false support of the idea that a government should not support the church.
pseudoapoplexy
A condition resembling apoplexy, but without cerebral hemorrhage.
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