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Coenesthesis
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Cœnˊes-the′sis
(? or ?)
, Noun.
[NL., fr. Gr.
κοινόσ
common + [GREEK] sensation.] (Physiol.)
Common sensation or general sensibility, as distinguished from the special sensations which are located in, or ascribed to, separate organs, as the eye and ear. It is supposed to depend on the ganglionic system.
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coenesthesis
coenesthesis
See also: cœnesthesis
English
Alternative forms
- cenesthesis
- coenaesthesis
- cœnæsthesis (obsolete)
- cœnesthesis (obsolete)
Noun
coenesthesis (uncountable)
- (biology) Common sensation or general sensibility, as distinguished from the special sensations which are located in, or ascribed to, separate organs, such as the eye and ear; general perception of one's own body.
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References
- coenesthesis in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913