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Definition of Sense of touch
1. Noun. The faculty by which external objects or forces are perceived through contact with the body (especially the hands). "Only sight and touch enable us to locate objects in the space around us"
Exact synonyms: Cutaneous Senses, Skin Senses, Touch, Touch Modality
Generic synonyms: Exteroception, Somatosense
Group relationships: Somaesthesia, Somaesthesis, Somataesthesis, Somatesthesia, Somatic Sense, Somatic Sensory System, Somatosensory System, Somesthesia, Somesthesis
Derivative terms: Touch
Generic synonyms: Exteroception, Somatosense
Group relationships: Somaesthesia, Somaesthesis, Somataesthesis, Somatesthesia, Somatic Sense, Somatic Sensory System, Somatosensory System, Somesthesia, Somesthesis
Derivative terms: Touch