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sensory system vs somatosense

somatosense vs sensory system

sensory system and somatosense both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
sensory system Yes No No No
somatosense Yes No No No
As nouns, somatosense is a hyponym of sensory system; that is, somatosense is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than sensory system:
  • sensory system: a particular sense
  • 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
sensory system (noun) somatosense (noun)
the body's system of sense organs 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
a particular sense
Difference between sensory system and somatosense

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