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aes⋅the⋅sia

[es-thee-zhuh, -zhee-uh, -zee-uh]
–noun
esthesia.
Also, aes⋅the⋅sis [es-thee-sis] .

es⋅the⋅sia

[es-thee-zhuh, -zhee-uh, -zee-uh]
–noun
capacity for sensation or feeling; sensitivity.
Also, aesthesia.


Origin:
1875–80; < Gk aísthēs(is) (see esthesis ) + -ia
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aes·the·sia or es·the·sia   (ěs-thē'zhə)   
n.  The ability to feel or perceive sensations.

[Back-formation from anesthesia.]
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Main Entry: es·the·sia
Variant: or chiefly British aes·the·sia /es-'thE-zh(E-)&/
Function: noun
: capacityfor sensation and feeling : SENSIBILITY
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aesthesia aes·the·sia or es·the·sia (ěs-thē'zhə)
n.
The ability to feel or perceive.

esthesia es·the·sia (ěs-thē'zhə)
n.
Variant of aesthesia.

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