cenesthopathy

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Etymology

First attested 1907, borrowed from French cénestopathie, coined by Ernest Dupré and Paul Camus,[1][2] from Ancient Greek κοινός (koinós, common) + αἴσθησις (aísthēsis, perception from the senses) + πάθος (páthos, suffering, misery, condition).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌsiːnəsˈθɒpəθi/
  • Hyphenation: ce‧nes‧thop‧a‧thy

Noun

cenesthopathy (plural cenesthopathies)

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

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References

  1. ^ Dupré E. (1925) “Chapitre IV: Les Cénestopathies”, in Pathologie de l'imagination et de l'émotivité (Bibliothèque Scientifique)‎ (in French), Paris: Payot, →OCLC, page 291
  2. ^ Dupré E., Camus P. (1907) Les Cénestopathies (in French), L'Encéphale, pages 616—631