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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* * *
es·the·sia (es-theґzhə) [esthesi- + -ia] perception, feeling, or sensation.
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esthesia — [es thē′zhə, es thē′zhē ə, es thəē′zē ə] n. [ModL < Gr aisthēsis, perception, sense impression < aisthanesthai: see AESTHETIC] the ability to feel sensations … English World dictionary
esthesia — n. [Gr. aisthetes, perceiver] Sensibility; sense perception … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
esthesia — /es thee zheuh, zhee euh, zee euh/, n. capacity for sensation or feeling; sensitivity. Also, aesthesia. [1875 80; < Gk aísthes(is) (see ESTHESIS) + IA] * * * … Universalium
esthesia — n. feeling, sensibility … English contemporary dictionary
esthesia — es·the·sia … English syllables
esthesia — es•the•sia [[t]ɛsˈθi ʒə, ʒi ə, zi ə[/t]] n. capacity for sensation or feeling • Etymology: 1875–80; < Gk aísthēs(is) sensation, perception + ia … From formal English to slang
esthesia — /əsˈθiziə/ (say uhs theezeeuh), / ˈθiʒə/ (say theezhuh) noun → aesthesia …
esthesia — noun mental responsiveness and awareness • Syn: ↑sensibility, ↑aesthesia • Ant: ↑insensibility (for: ↑sensibility) • Derivationally related forms: ↑sensible … Useful english dictionary
hyperesthesia — also hyperaesthesia noun Etymology: New Latin, from hyper + esthesia (as in anesthesia) Date: circa 1852 unusual or pathological sensitivity of the skin or of a particular sense • hyperesthetic adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
paresthesia — noun Etymology: New Latin, from para + esthesia (as in anesthesia) Date: circa 1860 a sensation of pricking, tingling, or creeping on the skin that has no objective cause • paresthetic adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
