synesthesia /syn·es·the·sia/ (sin″es-the´zhah)
synesthesia
1. a secondary sensation accompanying an actual perception.
2. a dysesthesia in which a stimulus of one sense is perceived as sensation of a different sense, as when a sound produces a sensation of color.
3. a dysesthesia in which a stimulus to one part of the body is experienced as being at a different location.
syn·es·the·sia (s n s-th  zh )n. 1. A condition in which one type of stimulation evokes the sensation of another, as when the hearing of a sound produces the visualization of a color. 2. A sensation felt in one part of the body as a result of stimulus that is applied to another, as in referred pain. syn es·thetic (-th tk) adj. |
synesthesia
[sin′esthē′zhə]
a phenomenon in which sensations of two or more modalities accompany one another, as when a visual sensation is experienced when a particular sound is heard. Also called secondary sensation.
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