kinaesthesia meaning

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kinaesthesia (noun): the perception of body position and movement and muscular tensions etc.

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kinaesthesia has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

kinaesthesia as a noun

  1. the perception of body position and movement and muscular tensions etc

    Synonyms: kinesthesia, feeling of movement

    Type of: somatosense, somesthesia

    Related forms: kinaesthetic

  2. the ability to feel movements of the limbs and body

    Synonyms: kinesthesis, kinaesthesis, kinesthesia, kinesthetics, muscle sense, sense of movement

    Type of: proprioception

    Related forms: kinaesthetic

Word lists: words starting with KI · words ending in IA · 12-letter words

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