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tactility vs somaesthesia

somaesthesia vs tactility

tactility and somaesthesia both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
tactility Yes No No No
somaesthesia Yes No No No
As nouns, somaesthesia is a hypernym of tactility; that is, somaesthesia is a word with a broader meaning than tactility:
  • tactility: the faculty of perceiving (via the skin) pressure or heat or pain
  • somaesthesia: the faculty of bodily perception; sensory systems associated with the body; includes skin senses and proprioception and the internal organs
tactility (noun) somaesthesia (noun)
the faculty of perceiving (via the skin) pressure or heat or pain the faculty of bodily perception; sensory systems associated with the body; includes skin senses and proprioception and the internal organs
the perception of tactual or proprioceptive or gut sensations
Difference between tactility and somaesthesia

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