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tactility vs somesthesia

somesthesia vs tactility

tactility and somesthesia both are nouns.

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

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