somesthesia
(noun)
noun
1. the perception of tactual or proprioceptive or gut sensations
- he relied on somesthesia to warn him of pressure changes
Similar word(s): somatesthesia
Definition categories: thought, perception
2. the faculty of bodily perception; sensory systems associated with the body; includes skin senses and proprioception and the internal organs
Similar word(s): somatesthesia, somesthesis
Definition categories: thought, interoception