somesthesia

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noun

somatesthesia

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somaesthesiasomatesthesiasomatic sensationsomesthesissomaesthesissomataesthesissomatosensory systemsomatic sensory system
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Meanings

nounsomesthesia (uncountable)
  1. uncountablesomatesthesia

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe perception of tactual or proprioceptive or gut sensations

Similar
somaesthesiasomatesthesiasomatic sensation
Broader
perception

nounthe faculty of bodily perception; sensory systems associated with the body; includes skin senses and proprioception and the internal organs

Similar
somesthesissomaesthesiasomaesthesissomatesthesiasomataesthesissomatosensory systemsomatic sensory systemsomatic sense
Broader
interoception
Also see
somatesthesiasomesthesis

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From soma + -esthesia.

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Cite this entry
APA

somesthesia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/somesthesia

MLA

“somesthesia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/somesthesia. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “somesthesia,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/somesthesia.

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