somatosense

Noun

Meaning

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

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

modality tactual tactile

Hypernyms

modality sensory system sense modality

Hyponyms

touch kinesthesia kinaesthesia sense of touch feeling of movement cutaneous senses

Close letter words and terms

somatoscopic somatoscopy somatosensation somatosensitive somatosensor somatosensorial