esthesia

American

[es-thee-zhuh, -zhee-uh, -zee-uh] / ɛsˈθi ʒə, -ʒi ə, -zi ə /

Or aesthesia

noun

capacity for sensation or feeling; sensitivity.

esthesia British

/ iːsˈθiːzɪə /

noun

a US spelling of aesthesia

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Etymology

Origin of esthesia

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

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