sensibility (redirected from epicritic sensibility)

sensibility /sen·si·bil·i·ty/ (sen?si-bil´i-te) susceptibility of feeling; ability to feel or perceive.

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deep sensibility  sensibility to stimuli such as pain, pressure, and movement that activate receptors below the body surface but not in the viscera.

epicritic sensibility  the sensibility of the skin to gentle stimulations permitting fine discriminations of touch and temperature.

proprioceptive sensibility  proprioception.

protopathic sensibility  sensibility to pain and temperature which is low in degree and poorly localized.

splanchnesthetic sensibility  visceral sense.

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sen·si·bil·i·ty (sns-bl-t)

n.

1. The ability to perceive stimuli.

2. Mental or emotional responsiveness toward something, such as the feelings of another.

3. Receptiveness to impression, whether pleasant or unpleasant; acuteness of feeling.

4. The quality of being affected by changes in the environment.

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sensibility

susceptibility of feeling; ability to feel or perceive.

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deep sensibility

the sensibility of deep tissue (muscle, tendon, etc.) to pressure, pain and movement.

epicritic sensibility

the sensibility to gentle stimulations permitting fine discriminations of touch and temperature, localized in the skin.

proprioceptive sensibility

the sensibility afforded by receptors in muscles, joints and other parts, by which one is made aware of their position and state.

protopathic sensibility

the sensibility to strong stimulations of pain and temperature; it is low in degree and poorly localized, existing in the skin and in the viscera, and acting as a defensive agency against pathological changes in the tissues.

somatesthetic sensibility

proprioceptive sensibility.

splanchnesthetic sensibility

the sensibility to stimuli received by splanchnic receptors.