somatesthesia
- noun
- /ˌsoʊməˈtɛsθiə/
- Specialized
- The loss of somatesthesia can lead to difficulties in movement and balance.
Examples
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After the accident, she experienced reduced somatesthesia on her left side.
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Research into somatesthesia helps us understand how our bodies process physical sensations.
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The concept of somatesthesia is crucial in understanding bodily awareness.
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Many people experience somatesthesia without realizing it.
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Research into somatesthesia helps us understand how our bodies process physical sensations.
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The loss of somatesthesia can lead to difficulties in movement and balance.
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After the accident, she experienced reduced somatesthesia on her left side.
Synonyms
The feelings your body gets from skin, muscles, joints, and organs like touch, temperature, pain, and body position
The sense of feeling touch, temperature, pain, and body position
To feel touch, know where your body parts are, and notice feelings inside your body
The ability to feel touch, pain, temperature, body position, and internal organs
A feeling in your body that tells you about touch or where your arms and legs are
How Sensitive
- Specialized
- Specialized
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word somatesthesia comes from Greek parts soma meaning 'body' and aesthesia meaning 'feeling'. So, like anesthesia which means 'no feeling', somatesthesia is the body's system for sensing touch, body position, and inner feelings.