kinaesthesia

American

[kin-uhs-thee-zhuh, -zhee-uh, -zee-uh] / ˌkɪn əsˈθi ʒə, -ʒi ə, -zi ə /

Or kinaesthesis

noun

kinesthesia.

kinaesthesia British

/ ˌkaɪn-, ˌkɪnɪsˈθiːzɪə, ˌkɪnɪsˈθɛtɪk, ˌkaɪn- /

noun

Also called: muscle sense. the sensation by which bodily position, weight, muscle tension, and movement are perceived

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Other Word Forms

kinaesthetic adjective

Etymology

Origin of kinaesthesia

C19: from New Latin, from Greek kinein to move + _aesthesia

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