synesthesia
playDefinition of synesthesia
1 : a concomitant sensation; especially : a subjective sensation or image of a sense (as of color) other than the one (as of sound) being stimulated
2 : the condition marked by the experience of such sensations
Origin and Etymology of synesthesia
New Latin, from syn- + -esthesia (as in anesthesia)
First Known Use: circa 1891
Medical Dictionary
synesthesia
Medical Definition of synesthesia
: a concomitant sensation and especially a subjective sensation or image of a sense (as of color) other than the one (as of sound) being stimulated; also : the condition marked by the experience of such sensations
Variants of synesthesia
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