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Descriptor English: Touch
Descriptor Spanish: Tacto
Descriptor tacto
Entry term(s) sentido del tacto
sentido táctil
Scope note: Sensación de establecer contacto físico con objetos, animados o inanimados. Los estímulos táctiles son detectados por los MECANORRECEPTORES de la piel y de las membranas mucosas.
Descriptor Portuguese: Tato
Descriptor French: Toucher
Entry term(s): Sens du toucher
Sens tactile
Sensibilité tactile
Tree number(s): F02.830.816.850
G11.561.790.850
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014110
Scope note: Sensation of making physical contact with objects, animate or inanimate. Tactile stimuli are detected by MECHANORECEPTORS in the skin and mucous membranes.
Annotation: differentiate from TOUCH PERCEPTION: TOUCH takes place in the skin and mucous membranes, TOUCH PERCEPTION takes place in the brain
Allowable Qualifiers: DE effets des médicaments et des substances chimiques
GE génétique
IM immunologie
PH physiologie
RE effets des radiations
DeCS ID: 14503
Unique ID: D014110
NLM Classification: WR 102
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2016/06/23
Toucher - Preferred
Concept UI M0021717
Preferred term Toucher
Entry term(s) Sens du toucher
Sens tactile
Sensibilité tactile



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