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allocheiria

allocheiria Allocheiria is a sensory disturbance in which touch on one side of the body is experienced and identified as if it were on the opposite side.

Allocheiria is a sensory disturbance in which touch on one side of the body is experienced and identified as if it were on the opposite side. In historical usage, it is also called allaesthesia.

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Drafting source: Baldwin Dictionary of Philosophy and Psychology, 1901. 1901 New York Macmillan original; archive index checked 2026-10-18. “Allochiria or Allocheiria” (Allochiria or Allocheiria).
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