Definition of SOMATESTHESIA

somatesthesia

Noun

  • the perception of tactual or proprioceptive or gut sensations
  • the faculty of bodily perception; sensory systems associated with the body; includes skin senses and proprioception and the internal organs
  • awareness of one's own body

Origin / Etymology

From somato- + -esthesia.

Synonyms

somaesthesia, somaesthesis, somataesthesis, somatic sensation, somatic sense, somatic sensory system, somatosensory system, somesthesia, somesthesis

Scrabble Score: 0

somatesthesia: not valid in Scrabble (US) TWL Dictionary
somatesthesia: not valid in Scrabble (MW) Merriam-Webster Dictionary
somatesthesia: not valid in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 0

somatesthesia: not valid in Words With Friends