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skin senses vs exteroception

exteroception vs skin senses

skin senses and exteroception both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
skin senses Yes No No No
exteroception Yes No No No
As nouns, exteroception is a hypernym of skin senses; that is, exteroception is a word with a broader meaning than skin senses:
  • skin senses: the faculty by which external objects or forces are perceived through contact with the body (especially the hands)
  • exteroception: sensitivity to stimuli originating outside of the body
Other hypernyms of skin senses include somatosense.
skin senses (noun) exteroception (noun)
the faculty by which external objects or forces are perceived through contact with the body (especially the hands) sensitivity to stimuli originating outside of the body
Difference between skin senses and exteroception

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