aesthesia

See also: æsthesia

English

Alternative forms

• esthesia
• æsthesia

Etymology

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

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
• hypoaesthesia
• pseudaesthesia

Related terms

• anesthesia
• cryesthesia
• synaesthesia
• telesthesia

Translations

ability to perceive sensations

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

See also

• algesia
• analgesia