Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
3,919,906,682 visitors served.
forum Join the Word of the Day Mailing List For webmasters
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

somatosensory system
(redirected from somatic sensation)

    Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Legal, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia 0.01 sec.
somatosensory system,
the components of the central and peripheral nervous systems that receive and interpret sensory information from organs in the joints, ligaments, muscles, and skin. This system processes information about the length, degree of stretch, tension, and contraction of muscles; pain; temperature; pressure; and joint position.


Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link 		Feedback
Add definition
Mentioned in?  References in periodicals archive?   Medical browser?   Full browser?
No references found
 
Cognitive reframing could also generalize to other areas in which women with dyspareunia may be experiencing interference emanating from a maladaptive focus and catastrophization of somatic sensations.
Negative affect and somatically focused anxiety in young women ... by Meana, Marta; Lykins, Amy / The Journal of Sex Research
Albucher noted that panic patients are typically sensitive to somatic sensations and may have low tolerance for side effects, which in his experience has made the anticholinergic qualities of paroxetine problematic.
Treating panic disorder by Sherman, Carl / Clinical Psychiatry News
More recent investigations have focused on the possibility that patients with voice disorders--particularly functional dysphonia--develop a conditioned hypersensitivity to pharyngeal and laryngeal sensations, suggesting that hypersensitivity to somatic sensations may play a critical role in anxiety disorders.
The prevalence of major psychiatric pathologies in patients with ... by Staab, Jeffrey P. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
 
 
 
Medical Dictionary
?

Terms of Use | Privacy policy | Feedback | Advertise with Us | Copyright © 2012 Farlex, Inc.
Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.