noun
- the capacity to perceive or feel sensations; sensory perception or sensation.
Usage: formal or technical; often used in medical, psychological, or philosophical contexts
Examples
- The patient's esthesis returned gradually after the anesthetic wore off.
- Philosophers have long debated the nature of esthesis and consciousness.
- Damage to the nerve affected the esthesis in her fingertips.
- The study examined how esthesis varies across different sensory modalities.
- Loss of esthesis in the affected limb was one of the first symptoms.