English Explanatory Dictionary

cenesthopathy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Disordered cenesthesia; a psychopathological symptom characterised by generalised abnormal sensations in the body.

Pronunciation

/ˌsiːnəsˈθɒpəθi/

Word forms

cenesthopathy cenesthopathies cenesthesiopathy coenesthesiopathy coenestopathy

Etymology

First attested 1907, borrowed from French cénestopathie, coined by Ernest Dupré and Paul Camus, from Ancient Greek κοινός (koinós, “common”) + αἴσθησις (aísthēsis, “perception from the senses”) + πάθος (páthos, “suffering, misery, condition”).

Related words

cenesthesia cenesthesiopathic cenesthesiopathy cenesthetic cenesthopathic coenaesthesia coenesthetic
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