the normal ability to experience sensation, perception, or sensitivity
Word origin
C20: back formation from anaesthesia
esthesis in American English
(esˈθisɪs)
noun
sensation; feeling
Also: aesthesis
Word origin
[1850–55; ‹ Gk aísthēsis sensation, perception]This word is first recorded in the period 1850–55. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: boneyard, clear-cut, heavyweight, overprint, proletariat