(ă-kī′rē-ă)
[Pronunciation]
[″ + cheir, hand]

1. Congenital absence of one or both hands.
2. A loss of sensation in one or both hands.
This may result from temporary or permanent injury or malfunction of the sensory mechanism, or it may occur in hysteria.
3. Inability to determine to which side of the body a stimulus has been applied.

SYN: achiria