Numbness and tingling

Loss of normal sensation in the skin and flesh. Numbness mù is described as the absence of itching or pain insensitive to pressure. Tingling má is classically described as bugs crawling in the flesh unrelieved by pressure. See numbness and tingling of the skin.

Etymology

Chin 麻 má, hemp, flax, linen (possibly from the feeling that linen produces on the skin); 木 mù, wood (probably from its being symbolic of insensitivity).