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somesthetic

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so·mes·thet·ic   (sō'měs-thět'ĭk)   
adj.  Somatosensory.

[Greek sōma, body; see soma1 + Greek aisthētikos, of sense perception; see aesthetic.]
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Main Entry: som·es·thet·ic
Variant: or chiefly British som·aes·thet·ic /-es-'thet-ik/
Function: adjective
: of, relating to, or concerned with bodily sensations somesthetic image of the body created by the brain from sensory inputs of touch, pressure, cold, heat, and pain>
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