somatic sensation

Noun

Meaning

the perception of tactual or proprioceptive or gut sensations

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

somesthesia somatesthesia somaesthesia

Hypernyms

perception

Hyponyms

tingle pressure pain feeling temperature prickling

Examples

he relied on somesthesia to warn him of pressure changes Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

somatic obsession somatic pain somatic preoccupation somatic sense somatic sensory cortex somatic sensory system