sensation

sensation definition - medical

sen·sa·tion (sĕn-sāˈshən)

noun
  1. A perception associated with stimulation of a sense organ or with a specific body condition.
  2. The faculty to feel or perceive; physical sensibility.
  3. An indefinite, generalized body feeling.

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