Cenesthopathy
//ˌsiːnəsˈθɒpəθi// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Disordered cenesthesia; a psychopathological symptom characterised by generalised abnormal sensations in the body.
Etymology
First attested 1907, borrowed from French cénestopathie, coined by Ernest Dupré and Paul Camus, from Ancient Greek κοινός (koinós, “common”) + αἴσθησις (aísthēsis, “perception from the senses”) + πάθος (páthos, “suffering, misery, condition”).
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