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tactual sensation vs somesthesis

somesthesis vs tactual sensation

tactual sensation and somesthesis both are nouns.

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

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