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somesthesia vs kinaesthesia

kinaesthesia vs somesthesia

somesthesia and kinaesthesia both are nouns.

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

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