Discrimination tactile — Selon le «Mosby s Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing and Health Professions», la discrimination tactile correspond à l habileté de discriminer un objet à travers d autres objets et ce, seulement par le sens du toucher. Toutefois, en ergothérapie,… … Wikipédia en Français
Tactile paving — A set of yellow truncated domes can be seen on the down ramp in a parking lot. Tactile paving (also called truncated domes, detectable warnings, Tactile Ground Surface Indicators, detectable warning surfaces) is a system of textured ground… … Wikipedia
sensory reception, human — Introduction means by which humans react to changes in external and internal environments. Ancient philosophers called the human senses “the windows of the soul,” and Aristotle described at least five senses sight, hearing, smell, taste, and… … Universalium
Complex regional pain syndrome — Complex regional pain syndrome/Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (CRPS/RSD) Classification and external resources ICD 10 M89.0, G56.4 ICD 9 … Wikipedia
Merkel nerve ending — Merkel nerve endings are mechanoreceptors found in the skin and mucosa of vertebrates that provide touch information to the brain. The information they provide are those regarding pressure and texture. Each ending consists of a Merkel cell in… … Wikipedia
primate — primatal, adj., n. primatial /pruy may sheuhl/, primatical /pruy mat i keuhl/, adj. /pruy mayt/ or, esp. for 1, /pruy mit/, n. 1. Eccles. an archbishop or bishop ranking first among the bishops of a province or country. 2. any of various… … Universalium
Sexual effects of circumcision — The sexual effects of male circumcision are not well understood and researchers findings are often contested. Glans sensitivity Masters and Johnson (1966) reported: Routine neurologic testing for both exteroceptive and light tactile… … Wikipedia
lemniscus — A bundle of nerve fibers ascending from sensory relay nuclei to the thalamus. SYN: fillet (1). [L. from G. lemniskos, ribbon or fillet] acoustic l. SYN: lateral l.. auditory l. SYN … Medical dictionary
esthesiometry — Measurement of the degree of tactile or other sensibility. * * * es·the·si·om·e·try or chiefly Brit aes·the·si·om·e·try äm ə trē n, pl tries the measurement of sensory (as tactile) discrimination … Medical dictionary
Meissner corpuscle — a rapidly adapting encapsulated nerve ending found in the dermal ridges of glabrous skin, particularly of the digits, lips, nipples, and genitalia. It is specialized for tactile discrimination; called also tactile c. of Meissner … Medical dictionary
