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somatesthesia vs interoception

interoception vs somatesthesia

somatesthesia and interoception both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
somatesthesia Yes No No No
interoception Yes No No No
As nouns, interoception is a hypernym of somatesthesia; that is, interoception is a word with a broader meaning than somatesthesia:
  • somatesthesia: 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
somatesthesia (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 somatesthesia and interoception

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