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Somatesthesia (Noun)

Meaning 1

The faculty of bodily perception; sensory systems associated with the body; includes skin senses and proprioception and the internal organs.

Classification

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.

Examples

  • The doctor explained that the patient's somatesthesia was impaired, which was why she couldn't feel the sensations in her limbs.
  • After the accident, John's somatesthesia was affected, making it difficult for him to sense the position and movement of his body.
  • The yoga instructor emphasized the importance of developing somatesthesia through mindfulness and meditation to improve overall physical awareness.
  • Researchers studied the neural mechanisms underlying somatesthesia to better understand how the brain processes sensory information from the body.
  • The physical therapist worked with the patient to improve her somatesthesia, helping her to regain a sense of balance and coordination after the injury.

Synonyms

  • Somatic Sensory System
  • Somaesthesia
  • Somesthesia
  • Somatosensory System
  • Somatic Sense
  • Somesthesis
  • Somaesthesis
  • Somataesthesis

Hypernyms

  • Interoception

Hyponyms

  • Tactility
  • Tactual Sensation
  • Skin Perceptiveness
  • Kinaesthesia
  • Touch Perception
  • Kinesthesia
  • Feeling Of Movement

Meaning 2

The perception of tactual or proprioceptive or gut sensations; "he relied on somesthesia to warn him of pressure changes".

Classification

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.

Synonyms

  • Somaesthesia
  • Somatic Sensation
  • Somesthesia

Hypernyms

  • Perception

Hyponyms

  • Pain
  • Prickling
  • Feeling
  • Temperature
  • Pressure
  • Pain Sensation
  • Tingle
  • Pressure Sensation
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