somesthetic

adjective

som·​es·​thet·​ic
variants or chiefly British somaesthetic
: of, relating to, or concerned with bodily sensations
a somesthetic image of the body created by the brain from sensory inputs of touch, pressure, cold, heat, and pain

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“Somesthetic.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/somesthetic. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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