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somaesthesia

/ˌsəʊ.məsˈθiː.ʒə/

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noun

/ˌsəʊ.məsˈθiː.ʒə/C2formalscientific
  • ruСуществительное, обозначающее восприятие телесных ощущений, включая прикосновение, проприоцепцию и ощущения внутренних органов, а также сенсорные системы, связанные с телом.

A noun referring to the perception of bodily sensations, including touch, proprioception, and internal organ feelings, as well as the sensory systems associated with the body.

uncountable

  1. Bodily sensation perceptionC2formalscientific

    The perception of tactile, proprioceptive, or visceral sensations from the body.

    ruСоматосенсорика

    • Somaesthesia allows us to feel the texture of objects through touch.
    • Proprioception, a part of somaesthesia, helps us know where our limbs are without looking.
    • The study of somaesthesia includes how we perceive pain and pressure.

    Synonymssomaesthesissomatesthesiasomesthesiasomesthesis

  2. Faculty of bodily perceptionC2formalscientific

    The sensory systems associated with the body, including skin senses, proprioception, and internal organ sensations.

    ruСпособность телесного восприятия

    • Somaesthesia encompasses both external touch and internal body awareness.
    • Damage to the nervous system can impair somaesthesia.
    • Yoga and meditation can enhance one's somaesthesia.

    Synonymssomaesthesissomatesthesiasomatic sensesomesthesis

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  • somaesthesias plural form
  • somaesthesiae' possessive plural form
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  • somaesthesia's possessive singular form