SOMATIC SENSATION

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The perception of tactual or proprioceptive or gut sensations

Example:

he relied on somesthesia to warn him of pressure changes

Synonyms:

somaesthesia; somatesthesia; somatic sensation; somesthesia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("somatic sensation" is a kind of...):

perception (the process of perceiving)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "somatic sensation"):

feeling (a physical sensation that you experience)

prickling; tingle; tingling (a somatic sensation as from many tiny stings)

pressure; pressure sensation (the somatic sensation that results from applying force to an area of skin)

pain; pain sensation; painful sensation (a somatic sensation of acute discomfort)

temperature (the somatic sensation of cold or heat)