SOMATESTHESIA

somesthesia, somesthesis, somaesthesia, somaesthesis, somatesthesia, somataesthesis, somatosensory system, somatic sensory system, somatic sense

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

somesthesia, somaesthesia, somatesthesia, somatic sensation

(noun) the perception of tactual or proprioceptive or gut sensations; “he relied on somesthesia to warn him of pressure changes”

Source: WordNet® 3.1



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Word of the Day

12 January 2025

HABIT

(noun) (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition; “owls have nocturnal habits”; “she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair”; “long use had hardened him to it”


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Coffee Trivia

You can overdose on coffee if you drink about 30 cups in a brief period to get close to a lethal dosage of caffeine.

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