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esthesis

[es-thee-sis]

es·the·sis

[es-thee-sis]
noun
sensation; feeling.
Also, aesthesis.


Origin:
1850–55; < Greek aísthēsis sensation, perception
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a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
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esthesis

noun
an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation; "a sensation of touch" [syn: sensation
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