aesthesia
Aesthesia is the faculty or capacity for sensory perception, derived from the Greek aisthēsis, meaning perception or sensation. In medical usage, aesthesia is often seen as the basis for describing sensory function or dysfunction, and the suffix -aesthesia is attached to roots to denote a particular sensory phenomenon.
Common terms include hyperesthesia (heightened sensitivity to sensory stimuli), hypoesthesia (reduced sense of touch or other
In clinical practice, clinicians assess sensory function by testing modalities such as light touch, pinprick, vibration,
In philosophy and older medical texts, aesthesia can refer more broadly to the experience of sensing and