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kinesthesia vs somaesthesia

somaesthesia vs kinesthesia

kinesthesia and somaesthesia both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
kinesthesia Yes No No No
somaesthesia Yes No No No
As nouns, somaesthesia is a hypernym of kinesthesia; that is, somaesthesia is a word with a broader meaning than kinesthesia:
  • kinesthesia: the perception of body position and movement and muscular tensions etc
  • somaesthesia: the faculty of bodily perception; sensory systems associated with the body; includes skin senses and proprioception and the internal organs
kinesthesia (noun) somaesthesia (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 kinesthesia and somaesthesia

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