- special senses
- the senses of seeing, hearing, taste, and smell. Touch is now usually considered a somatic sense, and sense of equilibrium is sometimes considered a special sense.
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Special senses — The traditional five senses in human kind are the senses of vision, hearing, taste, and smell, and touch. In medicine, the special senses are the first four of these; touch is specifically excluded as a special sense. Instead, the various aspects … Wikipedia
Special somatic afferent — (SSA) refers to afferent nerves of the special senses. Examples of nerves containing SSA fibers include the optic nerve and the vestibulocochlear nerve. [Mehta, Samir et al. Step Up: A High Yield, Systems Based Review for the USMLE Step 1.… … Wikipedia
senses — Introduction also called sensory reception or sense perception means by which animals (animal) detect and respond to stimuli in their internal and external environments. The senses of animals are most usefully described in terms of the kind … Universalium
special — specially, adv. /spesh euhl/, adj. 1. of a distinct or particular kind or character: a special kind of key. 2. being a particular one; particular, individual, or certain: You d better call the special number. 3. pertaining or peculiar to a… … Universalium
special education — education that is modified or particularized for those having singular needs or disabilities, as handicapped or maladjusted people, slow learners, or gifted children. * * * Education for students (such as the physically or mentally disabled) with … Universalium
somatic senses — senses other than the special senses, including such senses as touch, pressure, pain, and temperature; kinesthesia; muscle sense; visceral sense; and sometimes sense of equilibrium … Medical dictionary
special — spe•cial [[t]ˈspɛʃ əl[/t]] adj. 1) of a distinct or particular kind or character: a special key[/ex] 2) pertaining or peculiar to a particular person, thing, instance, etc.; distinctive: the special features of a plan[/ex] 3) having a specific or … From formal English to slang
Special metaphysics — Metaphysics Met a*phys ics, n. [Gr. ? ? ? after those things which relate to external nature, after physics, fr. ? beyond, after + ? relating to external nature, natural, physical, fr. ? nature: cf. F. m[ e]taphysique. See {Physics}. The term was … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Special K — n. Ketamine hydrochloride, an animal tranquilizer often used to get high or to render another person unconscious. Example Citation: The focus of the raid was a designer drug known as Special K or KHC (ketamine hydrochloride), said Inspector David … New words
special sense — spe·cial sense spesh əl n any of the senses of sight, hearing, equilibrium, smell, taste, or touch … Medical dictionary
