the faculty of bodily perception; sensory systems associated with the body; includes skin senses and proprioception and the internal organs
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somesthesia::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | somaesthesia, somaesthesis, somataesthesis, somatesthesia, somatic sense, somatic sensory system, somatosensory system, somesthesis |
| Type of | interoception |
| Has types | touch perception, feeling of movement, kinaesthesia, kinesthesia, tactual sensation, skin perceptiveness, tactility |
somesthesia::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | somaesthesia, somatesthesia, somatic sensation |
| Type of | perception |
| Has types | painful sensation, feeling, pain sensation, pain, temperature, pressure, pressure sensation, prickling, tingling, tingle |
he relied on somesthesia to warn him of pressure changes.
