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syn·es·the·sia (sin′əs t̸hē′z̸hə, -z̸hē ə, -zē ə)

noun

  1. Physiol. sensation felt in one part of the body when another part is stimulated
  2. Psychol. a process in which one type of stimulus produces a secondary, subjective sensation, as when some color evokes a specific smell

Etymology: ModL synaesthesia: see syn- & esthesia

Related Forms:

  • synesthetic syn′·es·thet′ic (-t̸het′ik) adjective

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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