esthesia

esthesia
1. SYN: perception. 2. SYN: sensitivity (2). [G. aisthesis, sensation]

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es·the·sia or chiefly Brit aes·the·sia es-'thē-zh(ē-)ə n capacity for sensation and feeling: SENSIBILITY

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es·the·sia (es-theґzhə) [esthesi- + -ia] perception, feeling, or sensation.

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