the perception of body position and movement and muscular tensions etc
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the ability to feel movements of the limbs and body
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kinesthesia \kin`es*the"sia\, kinesthesis \kin`es*the"sis\ kinesthetic \kin`es*thet"ic\ See {kinaesthesia}, {kinaesthesis}, and {kinaesthetic}. [PJC]
kinaesthesia \kin`aes*the"sia\, kinaesthesis \kin`aes*the"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. kinei^n to move + ? perception.] (Physiol.) The perception attendant upon the movements of the muscles; the sensation accompanying movement of the muscles. [Also spelled {kin`es*the"sia} and {kin`es*the"sis}.] --Bastian.