kinesthesia
noun
kin·es·the·sia
ˌki-nəs-ˈthē-zh(ē-)ə
ˌkī-
variants
or kinesthesis
ˌki-nəs-ˈthē-səs
or chiefly British kinaesthesia
or kinaesthesis
ˌkī-
plural kinesthesias or kinestheses
ˌki-nəs-ˈthē-ˌsēz
ˌkī-
: a sense mediated by receptors located in muscles, tendons, and joints and stimulated by bodily movements and tensions
also
: sensory experience derived from this sense
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