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somesthesia vs interoception

interoception vs somesthesia

somesthesia and interoception both are nouns.

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

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