aesthiology

noun

aes·​thi·​ol·​o·​gy

ˌes-thē-ˈä-lə-jē,

British usually ˌēs-

plural -es

: esthesiophysiology

Word History

Etymology

irregular from Greek aisthanesthai to perceive + English -logy

First Known Use

1831, in the meaning defined above

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