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Noun: somatic sensation
  1. The perception of tactual, proprioceptive or gut sensations
    "he relied on somatic sensation to warn him of pressure changes";
    - somesthesia [N. Amer], somaesthesia [Brit, Cdn], somatesthesia

Derived forms: somatic sensations

Type of: perception

Encyclopedia: Somatic sensation

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