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SOMATIC SENSATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The perception of tactual or proprioceptive or gut sensations
Example:
he relied on somesthesia to warn him of pressure changes
Synonyms:
somaesthesia; somatesthesia; somatic sensation; somesthesia
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("somatic sensation" is a kind of...):
perception (the process of perceiving)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "somatic sensation"):
feeling (a physical sensation that you experience)
prickling; tingle; tingling (a somatic sensation as from many tiny stings)
pressure; pressure sensation (the somatic sensation that results from applying force to an area of skin)
pain; pain sensation; painful sensation (a somatic sensation of acute discomfort)
temperature (the somatic sensation of cold or heat)
