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interoception vs somesthesia

somesthesia vs interoception

interoception and somesthesia both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
interoception Yes No No No
somesthesia Yes No No No
As nouns, somesthesia is a hyponym of interoception; that is, somesthesia is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than interoception:
  • interoception: sensitivity to stimuli originating inside of the body
  • somesthesia: the faculty of bodily perception; sensory systems associated with the body; includes skin senses and proprioception and the internal organs
interoception (noun) somesthesia (noun)
sensitivity to stimuli originating inside of the body the faculty of bodily perception; sensory systems associated with the body; includes skin senses and proprioception and the internal organs
the perception of tactual or proprioceptive or gut sensations
Difference between interoception and somesthesia

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