coenesthesis
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See also: cœnesthesis
English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- cenesthesis
- coenaesthesis
- cœnæsthesis (obsolete)
- cœnesthesis (obsolete)
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek κοινός (koinós, “common”) + αἴσθησις (aísthēsis, “sensation”).
Noun[edit]
coenesthesis (uncountable)
- (biology) Common sensation or general sensibility, as distinguished from the special sensations which are located in, or ascribed to, separate organs, such as the eye and ear; general perception of one's own body.
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “coenesthesis”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.