| somesthesia | |
noun | |
| 1. | the perception of tactual or proprioceptive or gut sensations; "he relied on somesthesia to warn him of pressure changes" |
| 2. | the faculty of bodily perception; sensory systems associated with the body; includes skin senses and proprioception and the internal organs |
somesthesia so·mes·the·sia (sō'mĭs-thē'zhə)
n.
Variant of somatesthesia.