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.
Any kind of tingling, numbness, or burning sensation usually indicates a nerve condition. These are called a paresthesia which refers to pins-and-needle type sensations, and they can progress to numbness. The simplest explanation for such thigh symptoms is a pinched nerve or nerve entrapment of the nerve close to the spine.