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somatosensory

adjective

Of or pertaining to the perception of sensory stimuli produced by the skin or internal organs

OriginEnglish sensory ← Middle English sense ← Old French sens →

UncommonScrabble 18

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Meanings

adjectivesomatosensory (not comparable)

not comparablebiologyOf or pertaining to the perception of sensory stimuli produced by the skin or internal organs

Origin

Proto-Indo-European*tewh₂-
Proto-Indo-European*twoH-mn̥
Proto-Hellenic*twṓmə?
Proto-Indo-European*styeH-
Proto-Indo-European*(s)tyoH-mn̥
Proto-Hellenic*styṓmə?
Ancient Greekσῶμᾰ (sômă)
Englishsomato-
Proto-Indo-European*sent-
Proto-Italic*sentiō
Latinsentiō
Latinsēnsu
Proto-Germanic*sinnaz
Frankish*sinn
Vulgar Latin*sennus
Old Frenchsens
Middle Englishsense
Englishsense
Englishsensory
Englishsomatosensory

From somato- + sensory.

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Translations

Finnish somatosensorinen

somatosensorinenTranslations

German somatosensorisch, somatosensibel

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somatosensibelTranslations

Polish somatosensoryczny

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Cite this entry

APA

somatosensory. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/somatosensory

MLA

“somatosensory.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/somatosensory. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “somatosensory,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/somatosensory.

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