| sixth sense | The general sense of bodily existence; the sensation caused by the functioning of the internal organs. Synonym: coenesthesia, sixth sense. Origin: G. Koinos, common, + aisthesis, sensation (05 Mar 2000) |
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| space sense | The faculty of perceiving the relative positions of objects in the external world. (05 Mar 2000) |
| special sense | One of the five senses related respectively to the organs of sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch. (05 Mar 2000) |
| static sense | The sense that makes possible a normal physiologic posture. Synonym: static sense. (05 Mar 2000) |
| obstacle sense | The ability, often found in the blind, to avoid objects without visual warning. (05 Mar 2000) |
| temperature sense | The sensation of cold, heat, coolness, and warmth. (12 Dec 1998) |
| thermal sense | The ability to distinguish differences of temperature. Synonym: temperature sense, thermal sense, thermic sense, thermesthesia. Origin: thermo-+ G. Aisthesis, sensation (05 Mar 2000) |
| time sense | The faculty by which the passage of time is appreciated. (05 Mar 2000) |
| joint sense | Appreciation of sensation in joint surfaces. Synonym: arthresthesia, joint sense. (05 Mar 2000) |
| kinesthetic sense | The sensation felt in muscle when it is contracting; awareness of movement or activity in muscles or joints; sense of position or movement mediated in large part by the posterior columns and medial lemniscus. See: bathyesthesia. Synonym: deep sensibility, kinesthetic sense, mesoblastic sensibility, muscular sense, myoesthesis, myoesthesia. Origin: G. Mys, muscle, + aisthesis, sensation (05 Mar 2000) |
| lateral line sense organ | A structure in fish consisting of a long groove or canal extending along each side of the trunk and tail and branching in the head region; the groove or tube is lined with neuroepithelial cells, some of which are in groups known as neuromasts; its function appears to be the detection of vibrations of low frequency. Synonym: neuromast organ. (05 Mar 2000) |
| light sense | The ability to perceive variations in the degree of light or brightness. (05 Mar 2000) |