kinaesthesia


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
kinaesthesia /ˌkɪnɪsˈθiːzɪə, ˌkʌɪn-/ (US kinesthesia)
noun awareness of the position and movement of the parts of the body by means of sensory organs (proprioceptors) in the muscles and joints.
– derivatives
kinaesthetic adjective.
– origin C19: from Gk kinein ‘to move’ + aisthēsis ‘sensation’.
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