somesthesia
Noun
- the perception of tactual or proprioceptive or gut sensations
- "he relied on somesthesia to warn him of pressure changes"
- the faculty of bodily perception; sensory systems associated with the body; includes skin senses and proprioception and the internal organs
- somatesthesia
Origin / Etymology
From soma + -esthesia.
Synonyms
somaesthesia, somaesthesis, somataesthesis, somatesthesia, somatic sensation, somatic sense, somatic sensory system, somatosensory system, somesthesis
Scrabble Score: 16
somesthesia: not valid in Scrabble (US) TWL Dictionarysomesthesia: not valid in Scrabble (MW) Merriam-Webster Dictionary
somesthesia: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 0
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