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somesthesis

noun

Etymology

Blend of somatic + esthesis.

  1. derived from αἴσθησις
  2. compounded as somesthesis — “somatic + esthesis”

Definitions

  1. All of the various sensory systems in the skin and other bodily tissues responsible for…

    All of the various sensory systems in the skin and other bodily tissues responsible for the senses of touch-pressure, warmth and coldness, pain, itch together with positioning and movement

The neighborhood

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