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kin⋅es⋅the⋅sia

  [kin-uhs-thee-zhuh, -zhee-uh, -zee-uh, kahy-nuhs-]
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–noun
the sensation of movement or strain in muscles, tendons, and joints; muscle sense.
Also, kinaesthesia, kin⋅es⋅the⋅sis.

Origin:
1875–80; < Gk kīn(eîn) to move, set in motion + esthesia

Related forms:
kin⋅es⋅thet⋅ic  [kin-uhs-thet-ik] , adjective
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Main Entry: kin·es·the·sia
Pronunciation: "kin-&s-'thE-zh(E-)&, "kI-n&s-
Variants: or kin·es·the·sis /-'thE-s&s/ or chiefly British kin·aes·the·sia or kin·aes·the·sis
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural kin·es·the·sias or kin·es·the·ses /-"sEz/
: a sense mediated by end organs located in muscles,tendons, and joints and stimulated by bodily movements and tensions; also : sensory experience derived from this sense —see MUSCLE SENSE —kin·es·thet·ic or chiefly British kin·aes·thet·ic /-'thet-ik/ adjective —kin·es·thet·i·cal·ly or chiefly British kin·aes·thet·i·cal·ly /-i-k(&-)lE/ adverb
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kinesthesia kin·es·the·sia (kĭn'ĭs-thē'zhə, kī'nĭs-)
n.

  1. The sense that detects bodily position, weight, or movement of the muscles, tendons, and joints.

  2. The sensation of moving in space.

kin'es·thet'ic (-thět'ĭk) adj.

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