coenesthesia

noun

coe·​nes·​the·​sia

ˌsēnesˈthēzh(ē)ə,

ˌsen-

variants or coenesthesis

-thēsə̇s

or cenesthesia

-thēzh(ē)ə

plural coenesthesias

-əz

or coenestheses

-ēˌsēz

or cenesthesias

-əz

: the general feeling of inhabiting one's body that arises from multiple stimuli from various bodily organs

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from coen- + esthesia, esthesis

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