synesthesia
noun
- Physiol. sensation felt in one part of the body when another part is stimulated
- Psychol. a process in which one type of stimulus produces a secondary, subjective sensation, as when some color evokes a specific smell
See synesthesia in American Heritage Dictionary 4
syn·es·the·sia also syn·aes·the·sia
noun- A condition in which one type of stimulation evokes the sensation of another, as when the hearing of a sound produces the visualization of a color.
- A sensation felt in one part of the body as a result of stimulus applied to another, as in referred pain.
- The description of one kind of sense impression by using words that normally describe another.
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