Sense — In biology and medicine, the faculty of sensory reception. The ability to convey specific types of external or internal stimuli to the brain and perceive them. Sensory reception occurs through a process known as transduction in which stimuli are… … Medical dictionary
thermesthesia — SYN: thermoesthesia. * * * therm·es·the·sia (thurm″es theґzhə) temperature sense … Medical dictionary
thermohyperesthesia — Very acute thermoesthesia or temperature sense; exaggerated perception of hot and cold. [thermo + G. hyper, over, + aisthesis, sensation] * * * ther·mo·hy·per·es·the·sia (thur″mo hi″pər es theґzhə) a dysesthesia marked by… … Medical dictionary
temperature sense — the faculty by which differences in temperature are distinguished by the thermoreceptors; called also thermesthesia and thermoesthesia … Medical dictionary
θερμοαισθησία — η η θερμαισθησία. [ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. Αντιδάνεια λ., πρβλ. αγγλ. thermoesthesia < thermo (πρβλ. θερμ[ο] *) + αίσθησις (πρβλ. θερμαισθησία)] … Dictionary of Greek
θερμοαισθησιόμετρο — το το θερμαισθησιόμετρο. [ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. Αντιδάνεια λ., πρβλ. αγγλ. thermoesthesiometer < thermoesthesia (πρβλ. θερμοαισθησία) + meter (πρβλ. μετρό)] … Dictionary of Greek