somatesthesia

somatesthesia
Bodily sensation, the conscious awareness of the body. SYN: somesthesia. [somat- + G. aisthesis, sensation]

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so·mat·es·the·sia (so″mat-es-theґzhə) [somato- + esthesia] 1. somatic sense. 2. somatognosis.

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