Pins and Needles
WordNet
noun
(1) A sharp tingling sensation from lack of circulation
WiktionaryText
Noun
- A tingling or prickling sensation, felt in a limb when a lack of circulation is relieved and in other situations.
- 1990, S. DelPin Failla and V. Fox, "Ask the O.R.," The American Journal of Nursing, vol. 90, no. 6, p. 18,
- The sensations caused by the loss of this nerve vary from numbness or "pins and needles" to severe pain.
- 1990, S. DelPin Failla and V. Fox, "Ask the O.R.," The American Journal of Nursing, vol. 90, no. 6, p. 18,