Somesthesia Meaning

There are 2 meaning(s) for word Somesthesia

Meaning 1 : the faculty of bodily perception; sensory systems associated with the body; includes skin senses and proprioception and the internal organs

    Synonyms : somaesthesia,  somaesthesis,  somataesthesis,  somatesthesia,  somatic sense,  somatic sensory system,  somatosensory system,  somesthesis
Meaning 2 : the perception of tactual or proprioceptive or gut sensations

    Example : he relied on somesthesia to warn him of pressure changes

    Synonyms : somaesthesia,  somatesthesia,  somatic sensation