esthesia

  • 1esthesia — [es thē′zhə, es thē′zhē ə, es thəē′zē ə] n. [ModL < Gr aisthēsis, perception, sense impression < aisthanesthai: see AESTHETIC] the ability to feel sensations …

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  • 2esthesia — n. [Gr. aisthetes, perceiver] Sensibility; sense perception …

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  • 3esthesia — /es thee zheuh, zhee euh, zee euh/, n. capacity for sensation or feeling; sensitivity. Also, aesthesia. [1875 80; < Gk aísthes(is) (see ESTHESIS) + IA] * * * …

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  • 4esthesia — 1. SYN: perception. 2. SYN: sensitivity (2). [G. aisthesis, sensation] * * * es·the·sia or chiefly Brit aes·the·sia es thē zh(ē )ə n capacity for sensation and feeling: SENSIBILITY * * * es·the·sia (es theґzh&#601;) [esthesi + ia] perception,&#8230; …

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  • 5esthesia — n. feeling, sensibility …

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  • 6esthesia — es·the·sia …

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  • 7esthesia — es•the•sia [[t]ɛsˈθi ʒə, ʒi ə, zi ə[/t]] n. capacity for sensation or feeling • Etymology: 1875–80; &LT; Gk aísthēs(is) sensation, perception + ia …

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  • 8esthesia — /əsˈθiziə/ (say uhs theezeeuh), / ˈθiʒə/ (say theezhuh) noun → aesthesia …

  • 9esthesia — noun mental responsiveness and awareness • Syn: ↑sensibility, ↑aesthesia • Ant: ↑insensibility (for: ↑sensibility) • Derivationally related forms: ↑sensible …

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  • 10hyperesthesia — also hyperaesthesia noun Etymology: New Latin, from hyper + esthesia (as in anesthesia) Date: circa 1852 unusual or pathological sensitivity of the skin or of a particular sense • hyperesthetic adjective …

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