coenesthesis

See also: cœnesthesis

English

Alternative forms

cenesthesis
coenaesthesis
cœnæsthesis (obsolete)
cœnesthesis (obsolete)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κοινός (koinós, “common”) + αἴσθησις (aísthēsis, “sensation”).

Noun

coenesthesis (uncountable)

(biology) Common sensation or general sensibility, as distinguished from the special sensations which are located in, or ascribed to, separate organs, such as the eye and ear; general perception of one's own body.

Related terms

coenesthetic

References

“coenesthesis”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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