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somatosensory


Definition of somatosensory

adjective

Physiology
  • relating to or denoting a sensation (such as pressure, pain, or warmth) which can occur anywhere in the body, in contrast to one localized at a sense organ (such as sight, balance, or taste). Also called somaesthetic.

somatosensory in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of somatosensory in the US English dictionary