somesthesis
/ˌsoʊməsˈθiːsɪs/
noun
- The sense of the body's own position, movement, and internal state, including touch, pressure, temperature, and pain.
- The study of somesthesis helps doctors understand chronic pain conditions.
- Somesthesis allows you to feel the texture of a fabric against your skin.
- Injuries to the spinal cord can impair somesthesis, making it hard to sense temperature or pain.
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