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thermesthesia definition

therm·es·the·sia or thermaesthesia therm′·aes·the′·sia (t̸hʉrm′es t̸hē′z̸hə, -z̸hē ə, -zē ə)

noun

sensibility to heat and cold

Etymology: ModL: see thermo- & esthesia

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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