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/therrm'is thee"zheuh, -zhee euh, -zee euh/, n. Pathol.ability to perceive or sense cold or heat; sensitiveness to heat.Also, thermaesthesia.[THERM- + ESTHESIA]
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thermesthesia — or thermaesthesia [thʉrm΄es thē′zhə, thʉrm΄es thēzhē ə, thʉrm΄es thē′zē ə] n. [ModL: see THERMO & ESTHESIA] sensibility to heat and cold … English World dictionary
thermesthesia — SYN: thermoesthesia. * * * therm·es·the·sia (thurm″es theґzhə) temperature sense … Medical dictionary
thermesthesia — n. sensitivity to heat; ability to sense hot or cold … English contemporary dictionary
thermesthesia — /θɜməsˈθiʒə/ (say thermuhs theezhuh), / ˈθiziə/ (say theezeeuh) noun US → thermaesthesia …
thermesthesia — /therrm is thee zheuh, zhee euh, zee euh/, n. Pathol. ability to perceive or sense cold or heat; sensitiveness to heat. Also, thermaesthesia. [THERM + ESTHESIA] … Useful english dictionary
therm- — var. of thermo before a vowel: thermesthesia. * * * … Universalium
thermaesthesia — /therrm is thee zheuh, zhee euh, zee euh/, n. thermesthesia. * * * … Universalium
thermesthesiometer — SYN: thermoesthesiometer. * * * therm·es·the·si·om·e·ter (thurm″əs the″ze omґə tər) [thermesthesia + meter] an instrument for measuring sensibility to heat … Medical dictionary
thermoesthesia — The ability to distinguish differences of temperature. SYN: temperature sense, thermal sense, thermic sense, thermesthesia. [thermo + G. aisthesis, sensation] * * * ther·mo·es·the·sia (thur″mo es theґzhə) temperature sense … Medical dictionary
temperature sense — the faculty by which differences in temperature are distinguished by the thermoreceptors; called also thermesthesia and thermoesthesia … Medical dictionary
