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.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective Of or pertaining to somesthesia
  • adjective Of or relating to somesthetics

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Greek sōma, body; see soma + Greek aisthētikos, of sense perception; see aesthetic.]

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Examples

  • Most people pay no attention to their somesthetic senses.

    A Hole In Space Niven, Larry, 1938- 1992

  • 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

  • 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

  • OUR MIND 327 area, the auditory, visual, and somesthetic association areas all come together.

    The Human Brain Asimov, Isaac 1963

  • 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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