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somatesthesia
noun
The faculty of bodily perception; sensory systems associated with the body; includes skin senses and proprioception and the internal organs
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noun
The faculty of bodily perception; sensory systems associated with the body; includes skin senses and proprioception and the internal organs
noun
The perception of tactual or proprioceptive or gut sensations
“He relied on somesthesia to warn him of pressure changes”
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He relied on somesthesia to warn him of pressure changes
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