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Definition of Kinesthesis
1. Noun. The ability to feel movements of the limbs and body.
Generic synonyms: Proprioception
Derivative terms: Kinaesthetic, Kinesthetic, Kinesthetic
Antonyms: Kinanesthesia
Definition of Kinesthesis
1. Noun. Ability to feel motion of the body and limbs. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Kinesthesis
1. [n -THESES]
Medical Definition of Kinesthesis
1. The sense by which muscular motion, weight, position, etc., are perceived. (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Kinesthesis
Literary usage of Kinesthesis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Elements of Scientific Psychology by Knight Dunlap (1922)
"Evidence of the function of the joint surface in kinesthesis is found in the fact
that movement of an arm or leg is more accurately perceived when the ..."
2. The American Journal of Psychology by Granville Stanley Hall, Edward Bradford Titchener (1913)
"Reference to the outside was also carried for her by kinesthesis in the two ...
As early as the third trial, kinesthesis began to become more prominent and ..."
3. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease by Philadelphia Neurological Society, American Neurological Association, Chicago Neurological Society, New York Neurological Association (1900)
"A word might be said here with regard to Bastian's* view of kinesthesis and
kinesthetic ... As defined by Bastian, kinesthesis, or the sense of movement, ..."
4. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease by American Neurological Association, Philadelphia Neurological Society, Chicago Neurological Society, New York Neurological Association, Boston Society of Psychiatry and Neurology (1901)
"A word might be said here with regard to Bastian's7 view of kinesthesis and
kinesthetic ... As defined by Bastian, kinesthesis, or the sense of movement, ..."
5. The Control of Hunger in Health and Disease by Anton Julius Carlson (1916)
"Now, it is obvious that neither the sight, the taste, nor the smell of good food,
the memory of these sensations, or salivation and throat kinesthesis can ..."
6. A Pocket medical dictionary: Giving the Pronunciation and Definition of the ...by George Milbry Gould by George Milbry Gould (1920)
"kinesthesis, kin-es'-the-sis. The sense by which muscular movt- ment is appreciated.
... Pertaining to kinesthesis. Kinetic, ki-net'-ik, kin-et'-ik. ..."
7. Psychology: A Study of Mental Life by Robert Sessions Woodworth (1921)
"The Greek derivative, " kinesthesis ", meaning " sense of movement ", is sometimes
used as an equivalent; and the corresponding adjective, " kinesthetic " ..."
8. Outlines of Psychiatry by William Alanson White (1915)
"He says on this point: " In paranoia the fundamental emotions, which are also an
expression of the altered kinesthesis, are emotions of a primitive ..."
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