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kinesthesia

kin·es·the·sia [ kìnnəss thə ] or kin·es·the·sis [ kìnnəss thssiss ]

noun

Definition:

sensation of bodily motion: the perception or sensing of the motion, weight, or position of the body as muscles, tendons, and joints move

[Late 19th century. < Greek kinein "to move" + aisthēsis "sensation"]

kin·es·thet·ic [ kìnnəss théttik ] adjective

kin·es·thet·i·cal·ly [ kìnnəss théttikəlee ] adverb

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