kinesthesia








noun

  1. the sensation of movement or strain in muscles, tendons, and joints; muscle sense.

noun

  1. the usual US spelling of kinaesthesia
n.

also kinaesthesia, 1888, Modern Latin compound of Greek kinein “to set in motion; to move” (see cite) + aisthesis “perception” (see anaesthesia).

n.

  1. The sense that detects bodily position, weight, or movement of the muscles, tendons, and joints.
  2. The sensation of moving in space.
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