interoception

1 9.9

The feelings you get from inside your body, like hunger or a fast heartbeat

noun
/ˌɪntəˈroʊsɛpʃən/

Specialized

: interocepción

Understanding interoception is crucial for recognizing internal sensations like pain or fatigue.

Examples

By developing better interoception, she was able to identify her body's signals more accurately.
Interoception helps people recognize when they are hungry or thirsty.
Interoception continues to be a struggle we face.

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Synonyms

somatic sensation

vsinteroception

Specialized

1 7.4

A feeling in your body that tells you about touch or where your arms and legs are

focuses only on internal body sensations such as hunger and heartbeat

somatic sense

vsinteroception

Specialized

1 8.6

The ability to feel touch, pain, temperature, body position, and internal organs

centers on sensations arising inside the body rather than external touch

somesthesia

vsinteroception

Specialized

9.9

The sense of feeling touch, temperature, pain, and body position

refers specifically to sensations originating inside the body not external ones

Surface Forms

interoception singular

interoceptions plural

Morphology

interoception = reception (opaque) = inter + ocept + ion

The prefix 'inter-' suggests 'between' or 'among', but the root 'ocept' is not a standalone English word, and the meaning is specialized.

Etymology

The word interoception comes from the parts intero- meaning 'inner', like interior, and -ception like in perception meaning 'to notice', so it literally means 'noticing the inside' of your body. That's why interoception refers to feeling internal signals such as hunger, your heartbeat, or internal pain.