| Descriptor in English: | Sensation |
| Descriptor in Spanish: | Sensación |
| Descriptor in Portuguese: | Sensação |
| Descriptor in French: | Sensation |
| Entry term(s): |
Function, Sensory Functions, Sensory Organoleptic Sensations Sensory Function Sensory Functions |
| Tree number(s): |
F02.830.816 G11.561.790 HP6.051.547.395 |
| 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. |
| Annotation: | SENSATION DISORDERS is available but burning, tingling or prickling sensations go under PARESTHESIA |
| Allowable Qualifiers: |
DE drug effects GE genetics IM immunology PH physiology RE radiation effects |
| See also the descriptors: |
Perception
MeSH Psychic Symptoms DeCS |
| DeCS UI: | 13060 |
| Descriptor UI: | D012677 |
| 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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