Concept cluster: Biology > Sensation and perception
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(medicine) Alternative form of acanthesthesia [A type of paresthesia characterized by a tingling, numbing sensation as of being pierced by needles, usually caused by the (temporary) clamping of nerves.]
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A type of paresthesia characterized by a tingling, numbing sensation as of being pierced by needles, usually caused by the (temporary) clamping of nerves.
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The loss of the perception of one's own body
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(pathology) The sensitivity of the skin to a sharp point (such as a pinprick)
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Alternative form of acenesthesia [The loss of the perception of one's own body]
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(pathology) Loss of sensation in the extremities
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Alternative spelling of acroaesthesia [(pathology) hyperaesthesia, especially that affects the hands or feet]
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Alternative form of acroparesthesia [(medicine) severe pain in the extremities]
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(neurology) The sensory perception of breathable air
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The ability to perceive sensations.
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Alternative form of esthesic [(semiotics) Relating to the reconstruction by the receiver of a message created by a sender]
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(medicine) Producing a sensation; stimulating the sense of touch.
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Pertaining to aesthesiology.
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The study of the senses and of sensations.
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Alternative form of esthesiometry [measurement of an individual's ability to perceive a sensation (tactile or otherwise)]
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Alternative spelling of esthesis [(philosophy, psychology) Elemental awareness of sensory stimulation.]
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(biology) Conveying sensory or afferent impulses.
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The science of sensation in relation to the actions of the nerves.
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(neurology) The inability or difficulty recognizing a written number or letter traced on the skin (e.g. of the hand), usually as a consequence of parietal damage.
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The inability to perceive motion or position
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Alternative spelling of algesthesis [(medicine) Perception or sensation of pain.]
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Synonym of allesthesia
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false allochiria; a condition involving incomplete perception of a stimulus (sensation at a point remote from the stimulus)
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The relationship between the pleasure associated with a stimulus and the internal state of an organism
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Alternative form of allesthesia [false allochiria; a condition involving incomplete perception of a stimulus (sensation at a point remote from the stimulus)]
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Alternative form of anesthesiological [Of or relating to anesthesiology.]
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loss of feeling; insensibility
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Alternative form of anacusis [(medicine) Total deafness.]
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(medicine, rare) Tactile anesthesia; the total or partial absence of the sense of touch.
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insensitivity to heat
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Of or relating to anesthesiology.
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Alternative form of anesthesimeter [(surgery) A device that monitors the amount of anaesthetic given to a patient]
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Of, pertaining to or exhibiting anosognosia.
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(medicine) Of or relating to a persistent vegetative state.
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(pathology) The inability to locate a sensation, especially a point of touch.
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barognosis
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(physiology) Any sensation that arises from below the skin
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coenesthesis
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Alternative form of cenesthopathy [(psychiatry) Disordered cenesthesia; a psychopathological symptom characterised by generalised abnormal sensations in the body.]
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Alternative form of coenesthesis [(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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(psychiatry) Disordered cenesthesia; a psychopathological symptom characterised by generalised abnormal sensations in the body.
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(physiology) Any sensation produced when a chemical compound activates a particular receptor.
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Alternative form of coenesthesis [(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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Alternative form of cenesthesia [coenesthesis]
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(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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(medicine) A rare condition in which somebody cannot feel and has never felt physical pain.
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Abnormal sensitivity to coldness
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Obsolete spelling of cenesthesia [coenesthesis]
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Obsolete form of coenesthesis. [(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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Pertaining to cœnæsthesia.
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Experiencing pins and needles (paresthesia).
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Alternative spelling of dysesthesia [(medicine) A condition caused by lesions of the nervous system that causes abnormal sensations such as burning, wetness, or itching.]
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Alternative form of dysesthetic [Relating to dysesthesia]
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(rare) Alternative form of dysesthesias
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(medicine) Alternative form of dysesthesia (“abnormal sensation caused by lesions of the nervous system”) [(medicine) A condition caused by lesions of the nervous system that causes abnormal sensations such as burning, wetness, or itching.]
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Alternative form of dysthymic [Having or relating to dysthymia.]
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Obsolete spelling of dysesthesia [(medicine) A condition caused by lesions of the nervous system that causes abnormal sensations such as burning, wetness, or itching.]
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Of or pertaining to eclampsia.
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A supposed abnormal sensitivity to the presence of electric fields or to electromagnetic radiation
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Alternative spelling of aesthesia [The ability to perceive sensations.]
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Alternative form of aesthesics [The study of perception, typically of music]
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That produces a sensation
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Alternative form of aesthesiological [Pertaining to aesthesiology.]
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Alternative form of aesthesiology [The study of the senses and of sensations.]
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Alternative form of etherization [(surgery) anaesthetization using ether]
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An illness of domestic cats, with episodes of agitation, self-mutilation, and a characteristic rippling of the skin when touched.
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The sensation commonly associated with tickling.
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Alternative form of graphesthesia [The ability to recognise writing on the skin purely by the sensation of touch.]
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The ability to recognise writing on the skin purely by the sensation of touch.
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An odd, disagreeable sensation felt by certain people when handling peaches, velvet or other fuzzy surfaces.
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A nastic response to touch.
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Unusual or abnormal sensitivity to stimuli.
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Alternative form of hypoalgesia [A decreased sensitivity to painful stimuli.]
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(medicine) Hyperacusis.
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Of, pertaining to, or suffering from hyperacusis
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(medicine) A heightened sensitivity to some sounds.
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Alternative spelling of hyperesthesia [Unusual or pathological sensitivity of the skin or of a particular sense.]
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Alternative form of hyperesthetic [Relating to, or exhibiting, hyperesthesia.]
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(pathology) A neurological disorder characterized by an exaggerated startle response in situations of distress.
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Unusual or pathological sensitivity of the skin or of a particular sense.
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Alternative form of hyperekplexia [(pathology) A neurological disorder characterized by an exaggerated startle response in situations of distress.]
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Obsolete form of hypergeusia. [A taste disorder in which the sense of taste is abnormally heightened]
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(neurology, pathology, psychiatry, psychology) A developmental disorder in which a person has a persistent and pervasive pattern of inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity.
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Alternative form of hypermnesia [(psychology) An elevated level of memory recall.]
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Caused by a hyperactive nervous system
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An increased level of resonance, often as an examination finding on the percussion of an area of the body, especially the chest.
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Synonym of hypersensitivity
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hyperesthesia
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Relating to hyperthymesia.
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Obsolete form of hyperaesthesia.
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Obsolete form of hyperesthetic. [Relating to, or exhibiting, hyperesthesia.]
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Obsolete form of hyperesthetical.
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Alternative spelling of hypoesthesia [partial loss of tactile sensation; numbness]
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Alternative spelling of hypoesthesia [partial loss of tactile sensation; numbness]
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Exhibiting or relating to hypoesthesia.
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Alternative form of hypoesthesic [Exhibiting or relating to hypoesthesia.]
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(neurology, psychology) A neurological or cognitive phenomenon in which activation of a particular concept triggers a sensory-like experience.
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Obsolete spelling of ideasthesia [(neurology, psychology) A neurological or cognitive phenomenon in which activation of a particular concept triggers a sensory-like experience.]
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Alternative spelling of kinesthesia [(physiology) The perception of the movement of one's own body, its limbs and muscles etc.]
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Alternative form of kinesthesis [Ability to feel motion of the body and limbs.]
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Alternative form of kinanesthesia [(medicine, rare) An inability to perceive movement.]
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(medicine, rare) An inability to perceive movement.
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Obsolete form of kinesthesia. [(physiology) The perception of the movement of one's own body, its limbs and muscles etc.]
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fainting or similar discomfort as a result of acupuncture
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Alternative form of needle sickness [fainting or similar discomfort as a result of acupuncture]
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Alternative form of neuroesthetic [Relating to neuroesthetics.]
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Alternative form of neuroleptanesthetic [Relating to neuroleptanesthesia.]
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Affected with a neurosis.
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(medicine) The painful perception of sounds due to a decreased auditory threshold.
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Absent or reduced sensitivity to cutaneous stimulation.
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(medicine) The sensation of mechanical vibration on or near the body.
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Alternative form of panesthesia [(medicine) Everything that is felt by an individual at one time; totality of sensation.]
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(medicine) Everything that is felt by an individual at one time; totality of sensation.
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(pathology) paracusis
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Alternative spelling of paresthesia [A sensation of burning, prickling, itching, or tingling of the skin, with no obvious cause.]
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paresthesia
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Alternative form of paresthetic [Of or pertaining to paresthesia.]
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Alternative form of parageusia [(medicine) The abnormal presence of an unpleasant taste in the mouth, sometimes caused by medications.]
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abnormal sensibility or insensibility to pain
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Alternative form of paranesthesia [(medicine) anesthesia of both sides of the lower half of the body]
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(medicine) anesthesia of both sides of the lower half of the body
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(pathology, rare) parapsis; a disorder of the sense of touch
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(rare, pathology) An abnormality in the sense of touch
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A sensation of burning, prickling, itching, or tingling of the skin, with no obvious cause.
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(medicine) Paresthesia.
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Of or relating to parrhesia.
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Relating to, or exhibiting, parrhesia.
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Obsolete form of paresthesia. [A sensation of burning, prickling, itching, or tingling of the skin, with no obvious cause.]
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Obsolete form of paraesthesis. [paresthesia]
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Obsolete form of paresthetic. [Of or pertaining to paresthesia.]
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(medicine, pathology) A sensation of pain coming from a part of the body that has been amputated, or in which the nerves have been destroyed.
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The study of phonaesthesia.
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Alternative spelling of phonaesthesia [(linguistics) Any correspondence between the sound of a word and its meaning; examples include onomatopoeia and the use of phonaesthemes.]
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Alternative spelling of phonaesthetic [Exhibiting phonaesthesia.]
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Alternative form of phonaesthetics [The study of phonaesthesia.]
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(rare) Alternative form of proprioception [The sense of the position of parts of the body, relative to other neighbouring parts of the body.]
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(pathology) A transient ischemic attack
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That promotes an episode of epilepsy
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(medicine) phantom pain, false or imaginary feeling or sense perception such as occurs in hypochondriasis and phantom limb.
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(rare) An imaginary sensation felt in the absence of a stimulus.
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Alternative form of pseudosynesthesia [A condition resembling synesthesia that is not true synesthesia.]
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A condition resembling synesthesia that is not true synesthesia.
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Rare spelling of pseudaesthesia. [(medicine) phantom pain, false or imaginary feeling or sense perception such as occurs in hypochondriasis and phantom limb.]
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(medicine, psychiatry) Physical pain that is caused, increased, or prolonged by mental, emotional, or behavioral factors.
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That causes a reflex.
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(informal) sensory deprivation
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(psychology) emotional hypersensitivity caused by the stress when coping with external sensorial stimuli
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Of or relating to somaesthetics.
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awareness of one's own body
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A somatosensory sensation
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Alternative form of somatosensory [(biology) Of or pertaining to the perception of sensory stimuli produced by the skin or internal organs]
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(psychology) A tendency to perceive normal somatic and visceral sensations as being relatively intense, disturbing and noxious
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somatesthesia
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All of the various sensory systems in the skin and other bodily tissues responsible for the senses of touch-pressure, warmth and coldness, pain, itch together with positioning and movement
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Tending to induce spasms.
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A condition of increased electrical and mechanical excitability in babies.
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Alternative form of spasmophilia [A condition of increased electrical and mechanical excitability in babies.]
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(medicine, obsolete) The practice of treating disease by alcoholic stimulants.
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Describing a concentration or amount less than that needed to cause activation.
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Too small to have an anorectic effect
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(medicine, of a dosage) Insufficient to cause convulsions
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(of a dosage) Less than would cause sedation
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Alternative form of sympathetic [Of, related to, feeling, showing, or characterized by sympathy.]
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(neurology, psychology) A neurological or psychological phenomenon whereby a particular sensory stimulus triggers a second kind of sensation.
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A person who experiences synaesthesia.
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(of a person) experiencing synaesthesia; describing a synaesthete.
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(chiefly American spelling) Alternative spelling of synaesthesia [(neurology, psychology) A neurological or psychological phenomenon whereby a particular sensory stimulus triggers a second kind of sensation.]
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Alternative spelling of synaesthete [A person who experiences synaesthesia.]
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(chiefly British spelling) Obsolete spelling of synaesthesia [(neurology, psychology) A neurological or psychological phenomenon whereby a particular sensory stimulus triggers a second kind of sensation.]
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Having or relating to taboparesis.
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Alternative spelling of telesthesia [extrasensory perception]
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pain or discomfort when an affected area is touched
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Any substance that causes tetanic spasms.
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(medicine) A combination of four symptoms.
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Alternative form of thermesthesia [The ability to feel heat]
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Alternative form of thermoalgesic [Producing a painful sensation of heat]
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(medicine) The inability to feel heat or cold; loss of sense of temperature upon contact with skin.
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Producing a painful sensation of heat
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Alternative form of thermoanesthesia [(neurology) Loss of the ability to distinguish heat or cold by touch.]
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(neurology) Loss of the ability to distinguish heat or cold by touch.
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(medicine) A feeling of constriction, as if by a belt.
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Obsolete spelling of aesthesia [The ability to perceive sensations.]
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obsolete typography of aesthesiogenic [(medicine) Producing a sensation; stimulating the sense of touch.]
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Obsolete spelling of esthesis [(philosophy, psychology) Elemental awareness of sensory stimulation.]

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