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sense of touch vs somatosense

somatosense vs sense of touch

sense of touch and somatosense both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
sense of touch Yes No No No
somatosense Yes No No No
As nouns, somatosense is a hypernym of sense of touch; that is, somatosense is a word with a broader meaning than sense of touch:
  • sense of touch: the faculty by which external objects or forces are perceived through contact with the body (especially the hands)
  • somatosense: any of the sensory systems that mediate sensations of pressure and tickle and warmth and cold and vibration and limb position and limb movement and pain
Other hypernyms of sense of touch include exteroception.
sense of touch (noun) somatosense (noun)
the faculty by which external objects or forces are perceived through contact with the body (especially the hands) any of the sensory systems that mediate sensations of pressure and tickle and warmth and cold and vibration and limb position and limb movement and pain
Difference between sense of touch and somatosense

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