stereognosis

stereognosis /ster·e·og·no·sis/ (ster″e-og-no´sis)

1. the faculty of perceiving and understanding the form and nature of objects by the sense of touch.

2. perception by the senses of the solidity of objects.stereognos´tic

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ster·e·og·no·sis (str-g-nss)

n.

The perception of the form of an object by means of touch.

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stere·og·nostic (-nstk) adj.

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stereognosis

[stir′·ē·ōgnō′sis]

Etymology: Gk, stereos, solid, gnosis, knowledge

1 the faculty of perceiving and understanding the form and nature of objects by the sense of touch.

2 perception by the sense of the solidity of objects. stereognostic, adj.

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stereognosis (ster´ēog´nōsis),

n the ability to perceive and understand the form and nature of objects by the sense of touch.

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stereognosis

the sense by which the form of objects is perceived.