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somesthesia vs pressure sensation

pressure sensation vs somesthesia

somesthesia and pressure sensation both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
somesthesia Yes No No No
pressure sensation Yes No No No
As nouns, pressure sensation is a hyponym of somesthesia; that is, pressure sensation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than somesthesia:
  • somesthesia: the perception of tactual or proprioceptive or gut sensations
  • pressure sensation: the somatic sensation that results from applying force to an area of skin
Other hyponyms of somesthesia include feeling, prickling, tingle, tingling, pressure, pain, pain sensation, painful sensation, temperature.
somesthesia (noun) pressure sensation (noun)
the faculty of bodily perception; sensory systems associated with the body; includes skin senses and proprioception and the internal organs the somatic sensation that results from applying force to an area of skin
the perception of tactual or proprioceptive or gut sensations
Difference between somesthesia and pressure sensation

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