aesthesia
See also: æsthesia
English
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Etymology
From Ancient Greek αἴσθησις (aísthēsis, “perception, sensing”) + -ia.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌiːsˈθiːz.i.ə/, /ˌiːsˈθiːʒə/, (nonstandard) /ˌəsˈθiːz.i.ə/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ˌɛsˈθi.ʒə/, /ˌɛsˈθi.ʒi.ə/, /ˌəsˈθi.ʒə/
Noun
aesthesia (countable and uncountable, plural aesthesias)
- The ability to perceive sensations.
- Antonym: anaesthesia
- Hyponyms: acroaesthesia, hyperaesthesia, hypoaesthesia, synaesthesia
- Coordinate term: pseudaesthesia
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Translations
ability to perceive sensations