burning sensation

  • 1Burning (disambiguation) — Burning, burnin or burned usually refers to combustion in a fire. Also:* Burning, execution by burning * Burning (in a star), self sustaining thermonuclear (nuclear fusion) reaction * Burning, sustaining sunburn* Expressive works called Burnin :… …

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  • 2burning mouth syndrome — n a chronic burning sensation of the oral mucous membranes esp. of the tongue that is typically accompanied by dryness of the mouth and disturbances in taste, that chiefly affects postmenopausal women, and that is of unknown cause * * * any of… …

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  • 3sensation — noun 1 feeling ADJECTIVE ▪ bodily, physical, tactile ▪ delicious, pleasant, pleasurable, wonderful ▪ painful …

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  • 4burning — burningly, adv. /berr ning/, adj. 1. aflame; on fire. 2. very hot; simmering: The water was burning. 3. very bright; glowing: She wore a burning red bathing suit. 4. caused by or as if by fire, a burn, or heat: He had a burning sensation in his… …

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  • 5burning — burn·ing bər niŋ adj 1) affecting with or as if with heat <a burning fever> 2) resembling that produced by a burn <a burning sensation on the tongue> burning n a sensation of being on fire or excessively heated <gastric burning> …

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  • 6Sensation — In medicine and physiology, sensation refers to the registration of an incoming (afferent) nerve impulse in that part of the brain called the sensorium, which is capable of such perception. Therefore, the awareness of a stimulus as a result of… …

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  • 7burning — burn|ing [ bɜrnıŋ ] adjective only before noun ** 1. ) being destroyed by fire: burning buildings a burning car 2. ) very hot: the burning sun of the desert I felt his burning forehead. 3. ) painful, and feeling as if a part of your body is… …

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  • 8burning */*/ — UK [ˈbɜː(r)nɪŋ] / US [ˈbɜrnɪŋ] adjective [only before noun] 1) being destroyed by fire burning buildings a burning car 2) very hot I felt his burning forehead. the burning sun of the desert 3) painful, and feeling as if a part of your body is… …

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  • 9sensation — [senˈseɪʃ(ə)n] noun 1) [C/U] the ability to feel something, or something that you feel When she awoke she had lost all sensation in her legs.[/ex] When applied, the cream may cause a slight burning sensation.[/ex] 2) [C] a feeling in your mind,… …

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  • 10burning — adjective Date: before 12th century 1. a. being on fire b. ardent, intense < burning enthusiasm > 2. a. affecting with or as if with heat < a burning fever > b. resembling t …

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