esthesia

[es-thee-zhuh, -zhee-uh, -zee-uh]

es·the·sia

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


Origin:
1875–80; < Greek aísthēs(is) (see esthesis) + -ia
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aesthesia or (US) esthesia (iːsˈθiːzɪə)
 
n
the normal ability to experience sensation, perception, or sensitivity
 
[C20: back formation from anaesthesia]
 
esthesia or (US) esthesia
 
n
 
[C20: back formation from anaesthesia]

esthesia (iːsˈθiːzɪə)
 
n
a US spelling of aesthesia

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

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