word-forming element meaning 1. after, behind, 2. changed, altered, 3. higher, beyond; from Greek meta (prep.) in the midst of, in common with, by means of, in pursuit or quest of, from PIE *me-in the middle (cf. German mit, Gothic miÃ¾, Old English miÃ° with, together with, among; see mid).
There are a number of reasons you may have numbness in the thigh. The most common cause of thigh numbness without other symptoms is compression or irritation of the nerve that supplies the skin of the upper, outside part of the thigh, called the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve.
The list below shows some of the causes of Numbness in one leg mentioned in various sources: 1  Leprosy. 2  Nerve compression. 3  Peripheral neuropathy. 4  Sciatica. 5  Subacute combined degeneration of spinal cord. 6  Tarsal tunnel syndrome. 7  Vertebral body tumour. 8  more causes...Â».