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esthesia

or aes·the·sia

[ es-thee-zhuh, -zhee-uh, -zee-uh ]

noun

  1. capacity for sensation or feeling; sensitivity.


esthesia

/ iːsˈθiːzɪə /

noun

  1. a US spelling of aesthesia
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of esthesia1

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

For the rest of us without mirror-touch syn­esthesia, the simulation process is the same but less pronounced, Banissy says.

It is pleasant to be able to record that Dr. Chalmers, one of the heroes of Scots religious history, not only countenanced chloroform by witnessing operations performed under it in the Royal Infirmary, but when requested to deal in a magazine article with the theological aspect of an�esthesia refused on the ground that the question had no theological aspect, and advised Simpson and his friends to take no heed of the “small theologians” who advocated such views.

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