somesthesia

noun

som·​esthesia

¦sōm+

variants or less commonly somesthesis

(ˈ)sōm+

or somaesthesia

¦sōm+

or somaesthesis

(ˈ)sōm+

plural somesthesias also somesthesises

: body sensibility including the cutaneous and kinesthetic senses

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from soma entry 2 + esthesia or esthesis

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