Psychiatry and Psychology

Kinesthesis

Sense of movement of a part of the body, such as movement of fingers, elbows, knees, limbs, or weights.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Sense of movement of a part of the body, such as movement of fingers, elbows, knees, limbs, or weights.

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Synonyms

7 entry terms
  • Kinesthesia
  • Kinesthetic Sense
  • Movement Sensation
  • Kinestheses
  • Kinesthesias
  • Kinesthetic Senses
  • Movement Sensations

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Aspects Covered

5 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings drug effects, genetics, immunology, physiology, radiation effects.

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Indexing Annotation

do not confuse with MOTION PERCEPTION

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Tree Numbers

  1. F02w.830w.816w.541w.504
  2. G11.561.790w.541w.587

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NLM Classification

WE 104

AMA Style

References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Kinesthesis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D007699. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D007699
  2. Kinesthesis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q59280788