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somaesthesia vs interoception

interoception vs somaesthesia

somaesthesia and interoception both are nouns.

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

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