stereognosis /ster·e·og·no·sis/ (ster″e-og-no´sis)
stereognosis
stereognosis [ster″e-og-no´sis]
stereognosis (ster´ēog´nōsis),
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
ster·e·og·no·sis (st r  - g-n  s s)n. The perception of the form of an object by means of touch. ster e·og·nostic (-nstk) adj. |
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.
stereognosis [ster″e-og-no´sis]
the sense by which the form of objects is perceived. adj., adj stereognos´tic.
stereognosis (ster´ēog´nōsis),
n the ability to perceive and understand the form and nature of objects by the sense of touch.
stereognosis
the sense by which the form of objects is perceived.
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