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somatosense vs sensory system

sensory system vs somatosense

somatosense and sensory system both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
somatosense Yes No No No
sensory system Yes No No No
As nouns, sensory system is a hypernym of somatosense; that is, sensory system is a word with a broader meaning than somatosense:
  • 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: a particular sense
Other hypernyms of somatosense include modality, sense modality.
somatosense (noun) sensory system (noun)
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 the body's system of sense organs
a particular sense
Difference between somatosense and sensory system

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