Somesthesia — synonyms, definition

1. somesthesia (Noun) N. Amer

somaesthesia somaesthesis somataesthesis somatesthesia somatic sensation somatic sense somatic sensory system somatosensory system somesthesis

somesthesia (Noun) — The perception of tactual, proprioceptive or gut sensations. ex. "he relied on somesthesia to warn him of pressure changes"

somesthesia (Noun) — The faculty of bodily perception; sensory systems associated with the body; includes skin senses and proprioception and the internal organs.

interoception perception feeling feeling of movement kinaesthesia kinesthesia pain pain sensation painful sensation pressure pressure sensation prickling skin perceptiveness tactility tactual sensation temperature tingle tingling touch perception cutaneous senses proprioception sense of touch skin senses touch touch modality