| apallesthesia | Synonym: pallanesthesia. Origin: G. A-priv. + pallo, to tremble, quiver, + aisthesis, feeling (05 Mar 2000) |
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| apallic | Synonym: apallic state. Origin: G. A-priv. + L. Pallium, brain mantle (cerebral cortex) (05 Mar 2000) |
| apallic state | Diffuse, bilateral cerebral cortical degeneration caused by head injury, anoxia, or encephalitis, a state of persistent unresponsiveness, such as akinetic mutism, caused by brain damage. See: vegetative. Synonym: apallic syndrome, apallic. (05 Mar 2000) |
| apallic syndrome | Diffuse, bilateral cerebral cortical degeneration caused by head injury, anoxia, or encephalitis, a state of persistent unresponsiveness, such as akinetic mutism, caused by brain damage. See: vegetative. Synonym: apallic syndrome, apallic. (05 Mar 2000) |