Esthesia (or aesthesia) is a noun referring to the capacity for sensation or sensation itself. It is a back-formation from 'anesthesia' (loss of sensation), coming from the Greek 'aisthesis' (sensation).
Esthesia (o aesthesia) es un sustantivo que se refiere a la capacidad de sentir o la sensación. Es una formación posterior de 'anesthesia' (pérdida de sensación), proveniente del griego 'aisthesis' (sensación).
| Front | esthesia or aesthesia \es-THEES-zhuh\ |
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| Back | noun The capacity for sensation. [Back formation from anesthesia (loss of sensation), from Greek an- (not) + aisthesis (sensation). Earliest documented use: 1829; anesthesia is from 1721.] "Choo began to experience a dearth of aesthesia." - Martin Dec Haynes; Anything Goes; Xlibris; 2011. |
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