KINESTHESIA

[kin.es.the.sia] or kin.es.the.sis n, pl -the.sias or -the.ses [NL, fr. Gk kinein + aisthesis perception--more at anesthesia] (1880): a sense mediated by end organs located in muscles, tendons, and joints and stimulated by bodily movements and tensions; also: sensory experience derived from this sense -- kin.es.thet.ic adj -- kin.es.thet.i.cal.ly adv