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kinesthesia /kin·es·the·sia/ (kin″es-the´zhah)
1. the awareness of position, weight, tension and movement.
2. movement sense.kinesthet´ic
kin·es·the·sia (kns-thzh, kns-)
n.
1. The sense that detects bodily position, weight, or movement of the muscles, tendons, and joints.
2. The sensation of moving in space.
kines·thetic (-thtk) adj.
kinesthesia
[kin′esthē′zhə]
Etymology: Gk, kinesis, motion, aisthesis, feeling
the perception of one's own body parts, weight, and movement. Also spelled kinaesthesia.
kinesthesia [kin″es-the´zhah]
the sense by which position, weight, and movement are perceived. adj., adj kinesthet´ic.
kinesthesia (kiˈ·ns·thēˑ·sē·),
n the sense through which somatic elements such as body position, muscle tension, and weight are perceived.
kinesthesia
the sense by which position, weight and movement are perceived.
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