Definition of SOMESTHESIA

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

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somesthesia: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 0

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