SOMESTHESIA (SOMAESTHESIA)

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N., Pam M.S.
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sensitivity to cutaneous, kinaesthetic and visceral stimulation. Also called somesthesis.

SOMESTHESIA (SOMAESTHESIA): "Somesthesia is a sensitivity to cutaneous, kinesthetic and visceral stimulation."

Related Psychology Terms

  1. SOMESTHETIC STIMULATION
  2. EPICRITIC SENSATION
  3. DERMO-OPTICAL PERCEPTION (DOP)
  4. GNOSTIC FUNCTION
  5. ERETHISM
  6. CELIAC PLEXUS
  7. PERSONAL-GROWTH LABORATORY
  8. VISCERAL REACTION
  9. PROTOPATHIC
  10. PLEASURE CENTER
Cite this page: N., Pam M.S., "SOMESTHESIA (SOMAESTHESIA)," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 13, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/somesthesia-somaesthesia/ (accessed March 30, 2020).
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