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kin·es·the·sia
or kin*es*the*sis or chiefly Brit kin*aes*the*sia or kin*aes*the*sis n, pl -the*sias or -the*ses : a sense mediated by end organs located in muscles, tendons, and joints and stimulated by bodily movements and tensions; : also : sensory experience derived from this sense - see MUSCLE SENSE kin*es*thet*ic or chiefly Brit kin*aes*thet*ic - thet-ik adj kin*es*thet*i*cal*ly or chiefly Brit kin*aes*thet*i*cal*ly -i-k( -)l adv .
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Similar sounding terms: coenaesthesia kinaesthesia
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