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synaesthesia
OXFORD DICTIONARY
synaesthesia, n. (US synesthesia)
1 Psychol. the production of a mental sense-impression relating to one sense by the stimulation of another sense.
2 a sensation produced in a part of the body by stimulation of another part.
1 Psychol. the production of a mental sense-impression relating to one sense by the stimulation of another sense.
2 a sensation produced in a part of the body by stimulation of another part.
Derivative
synaesthetic adj.
Etymology
mod.L f. SYN- after anaesthesia
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