aesthesia

See also: æsthesia

English

Alternative forms

• esthesia
• æsthesia

Etymology

From Ancient Greek αἴσθησις (aísthēsis, “perception, sensing”) +‎ -ia.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌiːsˈθiːz.i.ə/, /ˌiːsˈθiːʒə/, (nonstandard) /ˌəsˈθiːz.i.ə/

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌɛsˈθi.ʒə/, /ˌɛsˈθi.ʒi.ə/, /ˌəsˈθi.ʒə/

Noun

aesthesia (countable and uncountable, plural aesthesias)

1. The ability to perceive sensations.

   Antonym: anaesthesia

   Hyponyms: acroaesthesia, hyperaesthesia, hypoaesthesia, synaesthesia

   Coordinate term: pseudaesthesia

Derived terms

• acroaesthesia
• cryptaesthesia
• hyperaesthesia
• hypoaesthesia
• pseudaesthesia

Related terms

• anesthesia
• cryesthesia
• synaesthesia
• telesthesia

Translations

ability to perceive sensations

Bulgarian: възприятие (bg) (vǎzprijatie) Catalan: estèsia f French: esthésie (fr) f Portuguese: estesia f Russian: восприя́тие (ru) n (vosprijátije)

See also

• algesia
• analgesia