Synonyms: somaesthesia, somaesthesis, somataesthesis, somatesthesia, somatic sense, somatic sensory system, somatosensory system, somesthesia, somesthesis
Definition: the faculty of bodily perception; sensory systems associated with the body; includes skin senses and proprioception and the internal organs
Similar words: interoception
Definition: sensitivity to stimuli originating inside of the body
Synonyms: somaesthesia, somatesthesia, somatic sensation, somesthesia
Definition: the perception of tactual or proprioceptive or gut sensations
Usage: he relied on somesthesia to warn him of pressure changes
Similar words: perception
Definition: the process of perceiving