aesthesia
- noun
- /iˈsθiːʃə/
- UK
- Art heightens our aesthesia and allows us to experience the world more vividly.
Examples
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The patient's aesthesia was carefully tested by the neurologist.
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The doctor explained the importance of aesthesia in understanding sensory disorders.
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Damage to certain nerves can reduce aesthesia in affected areas.
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Her aesthesia to pain has always been remarkable.
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Art heightens our aesthesia and allows us to experience the world more vividly.
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Damage to certain nerves can reduce aesthesia in affected areas.
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The patient's aesthesia was carefully tested by the neurologist.
Synonyms
Noticing things using your senses such as sight or hearing
Ability to feel physical things like touch or pain
The ability to feel and notice things, like pain or happiness
Ability to feel or notice things with the senses
Antonyms
How Sensitive
Surface Forms
Etymology
Aesthesia comes from the Greek root aisthēsis, which means 'feeling' or 'sensation', and you can see the same root in aesthetic and anesthesia. So aesthesia is about the ability to feel and be aware of sensations.