tactile sense
31tactile — adj. [L. tactus, touch] Pertaining to the organs of the sense of touch …
32tactile — tactility /tak til i tee/, n. /tak til, tuyl/, adj. 1. of, pertaining to, endowed with, or affecting the sense of touch. 2. perceptible to the touch; tangible. [1605 15; < L tactilis tangible, equiv. to tact(us) (ptp. of tangere to touch) + ilis… …
33tactile corpuscle — an oval sense organ made of flattened cells and encapsulated nerve endings, occurring in hairless skin, as the tips of the fingers and toes, and functioning as a touch receptor. Also called Meissner s corpuscle. [1870 75] * * * …
34tactile — adjective a) tangible; perceptible to the sense of touch b) used for feeling See Also: tact, tactility, tangent …
35tactile anesthesia — loss or impairment of the sense of touch; called also anaphia. Cf. paraphia …
36tactile hallucination — a hallucination involving the sense of touch …
37tactile hyperesthesia — a paraphia consisting of excessive sensitivity of the sense of touch; called also hyperaphia …
38tactile hypoesthesia — a paraphia consisting of diminution or dullness of the sense of touch …
39tactile — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. tangible; tactual. See touch. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. palpable, physical, tactual, substantial; see real 2 , tangible . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. touchable, tangible. ANT.: intangible,… …
40tactile — tac·tile || tæktl / taɪl adj. pertaining to the sense of touch; tangible, capable of being perceived by touch …
