acoenesthesia

noun

acoe·​nes·​the·​sia

variants or acenesthesia

¦ā-ˌsē-nəs-ˈthē-zhə,

-ˌse-

plural -s

: loss of awareness of one's own bodily parts or organs : absence of coenesthesia

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from a- entry 2 + coenesthesia, cenesthesia

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