( NAmE kin·es·the·sia ) / ˌkɪnəsˈθiːziə; ˌkaɪn-; NAmE ˌkɪnəsˈθiːʒə/ noun
[ U ] ( biology ) knowledge of the position and movement of parts of your body, which comes from sense organs in the muscles and joints
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WORD ORIGIN
late 19th cent.: from Greek kinein to move + aisthēsis sensation.