gargalesthesia
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prettygoodwordgargalesthesia (GAR-guhl-is-thee-zee-uh) - n., the sensation caused by tickling.
Following up on yesterday's word. See also knismesis, the medical term for light tickling of the sort that doesn't induce laughter (sometimes associated with a slightly itchy feeling), and gargalesis, harder, laughter-inducing tickling. Coined from Ancient Greek gargalízō, to tickle + -esis, noun suffix denoting a condition/process/action. (Ancient Greek knēsmós means itching.)
---L.
Following up on yesterday's word. See also knismesis, the medical term for light tickling of the sort that doesn't induce laughter (sometimes associated with a slightly itchy feeling), and gargalesis, harder, laughter-inducing tickling. Coined from Ancient Greek gargalízō, to tickle + -esis, noun suffix denoting a condition/process/action. (Ancient Greek knēsmós means itching.)
---L.
