Noun Definition

somesthesia

1.Definition: the faculty of bodily perception; sensory systems associated with the body; includes skin senses and proprioception and the internal organs

Related Noun(s):somaesthesia, somaesthesis, somataesthesis, somatesthesia, somesthesis

Category: General

2.Definition: the perception of tactual or proprioceptive or gut sensations

"He relied on somesthesia to warn him of pressure changes"

Related Noun(s):somaesthesia, somatesthesia

Category: General