somesthesia

[ sō′mĭs-thē′zhə ]

n.

Variant ofsomatesthesia

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Other words from somesthesia

so′mes•thet′ic (-thĕt′ĭk) adj.

Words nearby somesthesia

somerset house, somerset island, somersetshire, somersworth, somerville, somesthesia, something, something else, something else again, something in the wind, something is rotten in the state of denmark
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