aesthesia

[es-thee-zhuh, -zhee-uh, -zee-uh]

noun

esthesia.

Also aes·the·sis

[es-thee-sis] /ɛsˈθi sɪs/.

esthesia

or aes·the·sia

[es-thee-zhuh, -zhee-uh, -zee-uh]

noun

capacity for sensation or feeling; sensitivity.

Origin of esthesia

1875–80; < Greek aísthēs(is) (see esthesis) + -ia

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British Dictionary definitions for aesthesia

aesthesia

US esthesia

noun

the normal ability to experience sensation, perception, or sensitivity

Word Origin for aesthesia

C20: back formation from anaesthesia

esthesia

noun

a US spelling of aesthesia

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aesthesia in Medicine

aesthesia

n.

The ability to feel or perceive.

esthesia

[ĕs-thē′zhə]

n.

Variant ofaesthesia