| Descriptor English: | Sensation | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Sensación
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Sensação | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Sensation | ||||||
| Entry term(s): |
Function, Sensory Functions, Sensory Organoleptic Sensations Sensory Function Sensory Functions |
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| Tree number(s): |
F02.830.816 G11.561.790 |
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D012677 | ||||||
| Scope note: | The process in which specialized SENSORY RECEPTOR CELLS transduce peripheral stimuli (physical or chemical) into NERVE IMPULSES which are then transmitted to the various sensory centers in the CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM. |
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| Annotation: | SENSATION DISORDERS is available but burning, tingling or prickling sensations go under PARESTHESIA |
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| Allowable Qualifiers: |
DE drug effects GE genetics IM immunology PH physiology RE radiation effects |
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| Related: |
Perception
MeSH Psychic Symptoms DeCS | ||||||
| DeCS ID: | 13060 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D012677 | ||||||
| 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 |
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PSYCHIATRY AND PSYCHOLOGY
Psychological Phenomena [F02]Psychological Phenomena
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Sensation
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| Concept UI |
M0019650 |
| Scope note | The process in which specialized SENSORY RECEPTOR CELLS transduce peripheral stimuli (physical or chemical) into NERVE IMPULSES which are then transmitted to the various sensory centers in the CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM. |
| Preferred term | Sensation |
| Entry term(s) |
Function, Sensory Functions, Sensory Organoleptic Sensations Sensory Function Sensory Functions |
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