somaesthesia

somaesthesis (ˌsɒmɪsˈθiːsɪs) US somesthesia or somesthesis

/ (ˌsɒmɪsˈθiːzɪə) /

noun

sensory perception of bodily feelings like touch, pain, position of the limbs, etc

Words nearby somaesthesia

solzhenitsyn, aleksandr, som, som., som1, soma, somaesthesia, somali, somali cat, somali current, somalia, somalian

Derived forms of somaesthesia

somaesthetic or US somesthetic (ˌsɒmɪsˈθɛtɪk), adjective

Word Origin for somaesthesia

C20: from Greek sōma body + aesthesia

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