Esthesis

//iːsˈθiː.sɪs// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Elemental awareness of sensory stimulation. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
aesthesiaaesthesiaaesthesisesthesiasensationsensation

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek αἴσθησις (aísthēsis, “perception”).

Related phrases

aestho-physiology

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