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cenesthesis

[see-nuhs-thee-zhuh, -zhee-uh, -zee-uh, sen-uhs-]

ce·nes·the·sia

[see-nuhs-thee-zhuh, -zhee-uh, -zee-uh, sen-uhs-]
noun Psychology.
Also, ce·nes·the·sis [see-nis-thee-sis, sen-is-] .

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a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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coe·nes·the·sia

[see-nuhs-thee-zhuh, -zhee-uh, -zee-uh, sen-uhs-]
noun Psychology.
the aggregate of impressions arising from organic sensations that forms the basis of one's awareness of body or bodily state, as the feeling of health, vigor, or lethargy.
Also, coe·nes·the·sis [see-nuhs-thee-sis, sen-uhs-] , cenesthesia, cenesthesis.


Origin:
1880–85; coen(o)- + esthesia
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coenesthesia, cenesthesia, coenesthesis or cenesthesis (ˌsiːnɪsˈθiːzɪə, ˌsiːnɪsˈθiːsɪs)
 
n
psychol general awareness of one's own body
 
cenesthesia, cenesthesia, coenesthesis or cenesthesis
 
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coenesthesis, cenesthesia, coenesthesis or cenesthesis
 
n
 
cenesthesis, cenesthesia, coenesthesis or cenesthesis
 
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coenesthetic, cenesthesia, coenesthesis or cenesthesis
 
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cenesthetic, cenesthesia, coenesthesis or cenesthesis
 
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cenesthesia ce·nes·the·si·a (sē'nĭs-thē'zhə)
n.
The sensation caused by the normal functioning of the internal organs; a sense of conscious existence.


ce'nes·the'sic (-zĭk) adj.

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