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splanch·nes·the·sia (splank″nes-theґzhə) visceral sense. splanchnesthetic adj
Medical dictionary. 2011.
splanchnesthesia
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Sense — In biology and medicine, the faculty of sensory reception. The ability to convey specific types of external or internal stimuli to the brain and perceive them. Sensory reception occurs through a process known as transduction in which stimuli are… … Medical dictionary
visceral sense — the awareness of sensations that arise from the viscera and stimulate the interoceptors; sensations include pain, pressure or fullness, and organ movement. Called also splanchnesthesia … Medical dictionary
