aesth-, esth-, aesthe-, esthe-, aesthesio-, esthesio-, aesthesia-, -esthesia, -aesthetic, -esthetic, -aesthetical, -esthetical, -aesthetically, -esthetically +
(Greek: feeling, sensation, perception)
cardiesthesia
A feeling, or sensation, associated with the heart.
cardioanesthesia
Anesthetics given to patients with heart disease; especially; in preparations for cardiac operations.
cardioesthetic
A reference to the feeling or sensation associated with the heart.
caudal anesthesia
Anesthesia produced by injection of a local anesthetic into the caudal canal (toward the cauda or tail), the sacral portion (large heavy bone at the base of the spine) of the spinal canal.
Caudal anesthesia is used to provide anesthesia and analgesia (pain relief) below the umbilicus.
It may be the sole anesthetic or combined with general anesthesia. Also called caudal epidural anesthesia or a caudal block.
caumesthesia
Sensation of heat even when the temperature is low.
cenesthesia, coenesthesia; cenesthesis
1. The general sense of bodily existence (and especially the general feeling of well-being or malaise), presumably dependent on multiple stimuli coming from various parts of the body, including sensations of internal organ activity even though these are not necessarily on a conscious level.
2. The diffuse internal awareness of bodily existence, caused by the interaction of numerous unlocalized sensations whose aggregate expression may be of any degree of pain or pleasure.
cenesthesic
1. A reference to the general sense of bodily existence.
2. The sensation resulting from the functioning of the internal organs.
cenesthesiopathy
1. Disordered consciousness or awareness; malaise.
2. A vague feeling of physical discomfort or uneasiness, which often takes place early in an illness.
cenesthetic
Relating to an abnormal feeling either of euphoria, or of malaise; such as, that which may take place in a delirious condition.
cenesthopathy
1. Any localized distortion of body awareness, such as the feeling that a hand has become like jelly; less commonly the term is used to refer to a feeling of general physical ill-being.
2. A general feeling of discomfort, unease, and malaise not attributable to any particular part of the body.
cheirocinesthesia, chirocinesthesia, cheirocinaesthesia
The ability to feel, or sense, the movements of one's hands.
cheirokinesthesia, chirokinesthesia
1. A subjective sensation of hand movements.
2. The sense of awareness of movements of the hand, as in writing.
cheirokinesthetic, chirokinesthetic
Describing, or referring to, cheirokinesthesia, chirokinesthesia (sensing, or being aware of, the movements of the hands).
coenaesthesis
The general sense or feeling of existence arising from the sum of one's bodily impressions.
coenesthesia, coenaesthesia
1. Awareness of one’s body, especially an overall sense of one’s general health.
2. The general sense or feeling of existence arising from the sum of bodily impressions, as distinct from the definite sensations of the special senses.

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