tactual organs

tactual organs
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  • Tactual — Tac tu*al, a. [See {Tact}.] (Physiol.) Of or pertaining to the sense, or the organs, of touch; derived from touch. [1913 Webster] In the lowest organisms we have a kind of tactual sense diffused over the entire body. Tyndall. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • tactual — [tak′cho͞o əl] adj. [< L tactus (see TACT) + AL] 1. of the sense or organs of touch 2. causing a sensation of touch; caused by touch tactually adv …   English World dictionary

  • tactual — Relating to or caused by touch. * * * tac·tual tak chə wəl adj of or relating to the sense or the organs of touch: derived from or producing the sensation of touch: TACTILE <tactual stimuli> tac·tual·ly ē adv * * * tac·tu·al (takґchoo… …   Medical dictionary

  • mechanoreception — See mechanoreceptor. * * * Ability to detect and respond to mechanical stimuli in one s environment. A slight deformation of a mechanoreceptive neuron causes an electric charge at its surface, activating a response. Mechanoreceptors in pain spots …   Universalium

  • sound reception — Introduction       response of an organism s aural mechanism, the ear, to a specific form of energy change, or sound waves. Sound waves can be transmitted through gases, liquids, or solids, but the hearing function of each species is particularly …   Universalium

  • Ayatana — Āyatana (Pāli; Sanskrit) is the Buddhist term for a sense base or sense sphere. [ Sense base is used for instance by Bodhi (2000b) and Soma (1999). Sense sphere is used for instance by VRI (1996) and suggested by [http://dsal.uchicago.edu/cgi… …   Wikipedia

  • sensory reception, human — Introduction  means by which humans react to changes in external and internal environments.   Ancient philosophers called the human senses “the windows of the soul,” and Aristotle described at least five senses sight, hearing, smell, taste, and… …   Universalium

  • Indian philosophy — Any of the numerous philosophical systems developed on the Indian subcontinent, including both orthodox (astika) systems, namely, the Nyaya, Vaisheshika, Samkhya, Yoga, Mimamsa, and Vedanta schools of philosophy, and unorthodox (nastika) systems …   Universalium

  • emotion — emotionable, adj. emotionless, adj. /i moh sheuhn/, n. 1. an affective state of consciousness in which joy, sorrow, fear, hate, or the like, is experienced, as distinguished from cognitive and volitional states of consciousness. 2. any of the… …   Universalium

  • thermoreception — Sensory capacity (see sense) to detect the temperature of the environment and the body. It helps keep body temperature stable by regulating autonomic responses to temperature changes (see homeostasis). Temperature sensations are generated by… …   Universalium

  • Psychology (The separation of) from philosophy — The separation of psychology from philosophy Studies in the sciences of mind 1815–1879 Edward S.Reed THE IMPOSSIBLE SCIENCE Traditional metaphysics The consensus of European opinion during and immediately after the Napoleonic era was that… …   History of philosophy


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