somatesthesia — noun awareness of ones own body … Wiktionary
somatesthesia — Bodily sensation, the conscious awareness of the body. SYN: somesthesia. [somat + G. aisthesis, sensation] * * * so·mat·es·the·sia (so″mat es theґzhə) [somato + esthesia] 1. somatic sense. 2. somatognosis … Medical dictionary
somatesthetic — Relating to somatesthesia. * * * so·mat·es·thet·ic (so″mat əs thetґik) pertaining to somatesthesia (somatognosis) … Medical dictionary
somaesthesia — noun 1. the perception of tactual or proprioceptive or gut sensations he relied on somesthesia to warn him of pressure changes • Syn: ↑somesthesia, ↑somatesthesia, ↑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
somesthesia — noun somatesthesia … Wiktionary
somesthesia — SYN: somatesthesia. * * * so·mes·the·sia (so″mes theґzhə) somatognosis. somesthetic adj … Medical dictionary
somatognosis — so·ma·tog·no·sis (so″mə tog noґsis) [somato + Gr. gnōsis recognition] the general feeling of the existence of one s body and of the functioning of the organs. Called also cenesthesia, somatesthesia, somesthesia, and body or sixth… … Medical 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
