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Absence of the sense of vibration: Since Lucinda suffered from apallesthesia, she was not disturbed by the vibrations of the train as it roared across the country.

An increased sharpness of the sense of vibration (a form of pressure sense; most acute when a vibrating tuning fork is applied over a bony prominence): During his routine medical checkup, Roger’s doctor always tested for hyperpallesthesia by placing a vibrating tuning fork against his knees and his elbows.

A decreased sharpness of the sense of vibration: When Dr.Fisher applied a vibrating tuning fork to Trudy’s ankle, she indicated a degree of hypopallesthesia because she didn't feel the vibrations as much as she had in the previous examination.

The loss of the sense of vibrations: Because of the nerve damage in her foot, Margaret experienced pallanesthesia in her left foot when Dr. Jones applied a vibrating tuning fork to her ankle.

The loss or damage that results in a reduction of strength or quality of the sense of vibration, such as the inability to perceive the vibrations of a tuning fork: As a result of the pallanesthesia of her patient, Dr. Gordon prescribed that Christine have a more extensive bone density test.

Sensibility to vibrations or the peculiar vibrating sensation felt when a quivering tuning fork is placed against a subcutaneous bony prominence of the body: Dr. Hall, the old-fashioned country doctor, referred to Heather's condition as bone sensibility, but his newly trained assistant, Ms. Black, suggested the term pallesthesia as the more correct medical term.

A reference to the sensitivity of vibrations: Jeanette's palmesthetic response to the vibrations made her an ideal candidate for the neural research the hospital was planning.

1. Characterized by sensibility to vibrations: Doug quite accurately identified the pallesthetic resonances he felt that were coming from a quivering tuning fork.
2. Referring to the peculiar vibrating sensation felt when a oscillating tuning fork is placed against a subcutaneous bony prominence of the body: Nina reported the pallesthetic sense of tremors to Dr. Jackson. He said that the ability to sense these tremors could be interpreted as an indication of progress in her physiotherapy program.

A diminished sensibility to vibrations: Jason's pallhypoesthesia appeared to be related to nerve damage as the result of a severe fall and injury.

An abnormal increase of sensibilities to vibrations: Freddie experienced pallyhyperesthesia especially in his hearing which often resulted in painful auditory experiences.