cenesthesia /ce·nes·the·sia/ (sen″es-the´zhah) somatognosis.cenesthe´siccenesthe´tic
cenesthesia
ce·nes·the·sia (s  n s-th zh )n. The sensation caused by the normal functioning of the internal organs; a sense of conscious existence. ce nes·thesic (-zk) adj. |
cenesthesia
[sē′nesthē′zhə]
Etymology: Gk, kenos, empty, aisthesis, feeling
the general sense of existing, derived as the aggregate of all the various stimuli and reactions throughout the body at any specific moment to produce a feeling of health or of illness. Also called cenesthesis, coenesthesis.
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