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kinaesthesia vs somatesthesia

somatesthesia vs kinaesthesia

kinaesthesia and somatesthesia both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
kinaesthesia Yes No No No
somatesthesia Yes No No No
As nouns, somatesthesia is a hypernym of kinaesthesia; that is, somatesthesia is a word with a broader meaning than kinaesthesia:
  • kinaesthesia: the perception of body position and movement and muscular tensions etc
  • somatesthesia: the faculty of bodily perception; sensory systems associated with the body; includes skin senses and proprioception and the internal organs
kinaesthesia (noun) somatesthesia (noun)
the perception of body position and movement and muscular tensions etc the faculty of bodily perception; sensory systems associated with the body; includes skin senses and proprioception and the internal organs
the ability to feel movements of the limbs and body the perception of tactual or proprioceptive or gut sensations
Difference between kinaesthesia and somatesthesia

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