aesthesia

[ es-thee-zhuh, -zhee-uh, -zee-uh ]
/ ɛsˈθi ʒə, -ʒi ə, -zi ə /

noun

esthesia.
Also aes·the·sis [es-thee-sis] /ɛsˈθi sɪs/.

Words nearby aesthesia

aesculin, aesir, aesop, aesop's fables, aesopian, aesthesia, aesthesio-, aesthesiodic, aesthesiogenesis, aesthesiogenic, aesthesiometer

Definition for aesthesia (2 of 2)

esthesia

or aes·the·sia

[ es-thee-zhuh, -zhee-uh, -zee-uh ]
/ ɛsˈθi ʒə, -ʒi ə, -zi ə /

noun

capacity for sensation or feeling; sensitivity.

Origin of esthesia

1875–80; < Greek aísthēs(is) (see esthesis) + -ia

British Dictionary definitions for aesthesia (1 of 2)

aesthesia

US esthesia

/ (iːsˈθiːzɪə) /

noun

the normal ability to experience sensation, perception, or sensitivity

Word Origin for aesthesia

C20: back formation from anaesthesia

British Dictionary definitions for aesthesia (2 of 2)

esthesia
/ (iːsˈθiːzɪə) /

noun

a US spelling of aesthesia

Medical definitions for aesthesia (1 of 2)

aesthesia

n.

The ability to feel or perceive.

Medical definitions for aesthesia (2 of 2)

esthesia
[ ĕs-thē′zhə ]

n.

Variant ofaesthesia