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

25 November 2024

ONCHOCERCIASIS

(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America


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According to WorldAtlas, Finland is the biggest coffee consumer in the entire world. The average Finn will consume 12 kg of coffee each year.

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