Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Somatosensory.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Relating to organic or common sensation: noting an area in the cortex of the brain which is believed to be the center for such sensation.
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- adjective Of or pertaining to
somesthesia - adjective Of or relating to
somesthetics
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Most people pay no attention to their somesthetic senses.
A Hole In Space Niven, Larry, 1938- 1992
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There is also a visual association area in the occipital lobe surrounding the actual visual area, and a somesthetic association area behind the somesthetic area.
The Human Brain Asimov, Isaac 1963
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These are the generalized body senses not requiring any specialized sensory organs. 0 The sensory area is therefore sometimes referred to in more limited fashion as the somesthetic area (soh'mes-thet'ik; "body sensation" G).
The Human Brain Asimov, Isaac 1963
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OUR MIND 327 area, the auditory, visual, and somesthetic association areas all come together.
The Human Brain Asimov, Isaac 1963
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The thalamus acts as a reception center for the somesthetic sensations " touch, pain, heat, cold, and the muscle senses.
The Human Brain Asimov, Isaac 1963
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