somaesthesia

somaesthesia
noun
1. the perception of tactual or proprioceptive or gut sensations
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he relied on somesthesia to warn him of pressure changes

Hypernyms: ↑perception
Hyponyms:
2. the faculty of bodily perception; sensory systems associated with the body; includes skin senses and proprioception and the internal organs
Syn:
Hypernyms: ↑interoception
Hyponyms:

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or somaesthesis
variant of somesthesia

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  • somaesthesis — noun the faculty of bodily perception; sensory systems associated with the body; includes skin senses and proprioception and the internal organs • Syn: ↑somesthesia, ↑somesthesis, ↑somaesthesia, ↑somatesthesia, ↑somataesthesis, ↑somatosensory… …   Useful english dictionary

  • somatesthesia — noun 1. the perception of tactual or proprioceptive or gut sensations he relied on somesthesia to warn him of pressure changes • Syn: ↑somesthesia, ↑somaesthesia, ↑somatic sensation • Hypernyms: ↑perception • …   Useful english dictionary

  • somesthesia — noun 1. the perception of tactual or proprioceptive or gut sensations he relied on somesthesia to warn him of pressure changes • Syn: ↑somaesthesia, ↑somatesthesia, ↑somatic sensation • Hypernyms: ↑perception • …   Useful english dictionary

  • cutaneous senses — noun the faculty by which external objects or forces are perceived through contact with the body (especially the hands) only sight and touch enable us to locate objects in the space around us • Syn: ↑touch, ↑sense of touch, ↑skin senses, ↑touch… …   Useful english dictionary

  • feeling of movement — noun the perception of body position and movement and muscular tensions etc • Syn: ↑kinesthesia, ↑kinaesthesia • Derivationally related forms: ↑kinaesthetic (for: ↑kinaesthesia), ↑kinesthetic ( …   Useful english dictionary

  • interoception — noun sensitivity to stimuli originating inside of the body • Hypernyms: ↑sensitivity, ↑sensitiveness, ↑sensibility • Hyponyms: ↑proprioception, ↑somesthesia, ↑somesthesis, ↑soma …   Useful english dictionary

  • pain sensation — noun a somatic sensation of acute discomfort as the intensity increased the sensation changed from tickle to pain • Syn: ↑pain, ↑painful sensation • Derivationally related forms: ↑pain (for: ↑pain) …   Useful english dictionary

  • painful sensation — noun a somatic sensation of acute discomfort as the intensity increased the sensation changed from tickle to pain • Syn: ↑pain, ↑pain sensation • Derivationally related forms: ↑pain (for: ↑pain) …   Useful english dictionary

  • pressure sensation — noun the somatic sensation that results from applying force to an area of skin the sensitivity of his skin to pressure and temperature was normal • Syn: ↑pressure • Hypernyms: ↑somesthesia, ↑somaesthesia, ↑somatesthesia, ↑somatic sensation …   Useful english dictionary

  • prickling — noun a somatic sensation as from many tiny prickles • Syn: ↑tingle, ↑tingling • Derivationally related forms: ↑tingle (for: ↑tingling), ↑tingle (for: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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