somatosensation

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noun

A somatosensory sensation

OriginEnglish sensation ← Ancient Greek σῶμᾰ (sômă) ← Proto-Hellenic *styṓmə? →
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Meanings

nounsomatosensation (plural somatosensations)

plural somatosensations

  1. A somatosensory sensation

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*tewh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*twoH-mn̥
  3. Proto-Hellenic*twṓmə?
  4. Proto-Indo-European*styeH-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*(s)tyoH-mn̥
  6. Proto-Hellenic*styṓmə?
  7. Ancient Greekσῶμᾰ (sômă)
  8. Englishsomato-
  9. Englishsensation
  10. Englishsomatosensation

From somato- + sensation.

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APA

somatosensation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/somatosensation

MLA

“somatosensation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/somatosensation. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “somatosensation,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/somatosensation.

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