aesthesia
nounUK /ˌiːsˈθiːz.i.ə/ · US /ˌɛsˈθi.ʒə/
Etymology From Ancient Greek αἴσθησις (aísthēsis, “perception, sensing”) + English -ia.
1
The ability to perceive sensations.
- Derived terms
- acroaesthesia, cryptaesthesia, hyperaesthesia, hypoaesthesia, pseudaesthesia
- Related terms
- anesthesia, cryesthesia, synaesthesia, telesthesia, algesia, analgesia