thermaesthesia
[thurm-is-thee-zhuh, -zhee-uh, -zee-uh]
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thermesthesia
or therm·aes·the·sia
[thurm-is-thee-zhuh, -zhee-uh, -zee-uh]
- ability to perceive or sense cold or heat; sensitiveness to heat.
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Origin of thermesthesia
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thermaesthesia
US thermesthesia
- sensitivity to various degrees of heat and cold
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Word Origin
C19: from New Latin, from therm- + Greek aisthēsis feeling
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