somesthesia vs pain

pain vs somesthesia

somesthesia and pain both are nouns.

somesthesia is not a verb while pain is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
somesthesia	Yes	No	No	No
pain	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, pain is a hyponym of somesthesia; that is, pain is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than somesthesia:

somesthesia: the perception of tactual or proprioceptive or gut sensations
pain: a somatic sensation of acute discomfort

Other hyponyms of somesthesia include feeling, prickling, tingle, tingling, pressure, pressure sensation, pain sensation, painful sensation, temperature.

somesthesia (noun)	pain (noun)
the faculty of bodily perception; sensory systems associated with the body; includes skin senses and proprioception and the internal organs	a somatic sensation of acute discomfort
the perception of tactual or proprioceptive or gut sensations	something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness
	emotional distress; a fundamental feeling that people try to avoid
	a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder

somesthesia (verb)	pain (verb)
	cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed
	cause emotional anguish or make miserable

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