Tactile papilla
tactile papilla n.
Any of the papillae of the skin containing a tactile cell or corpuscle.
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adjective 1. of, pertaining to, endowed with, or affecting the sense of touch. 2. perceptible to the touch; tangible. adjective 1. of, relating to, affecting, or having a sense of touch: a tactile organ, tactile stimuli 2. (rare) capable of being touched; tangible tactile tac·tile (tāk’təl, -tīl’) adj. Perceptible to the sense of touch; tangible. […]
- Taction
noun 1. touch; contact. noun 1. (obsolete) the act of touching; contact
- Tactlessness
adjective 1. lacking tact; showing no tact; undiplomatic; offendingly blunt: a tactless remark.
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tactometer tac·tom·e·ter (tāk-tŏm’ĭ-tər) n. See aesthesiometer.
- Tactoreceptor
tactoreceptor tac·to·re·cep·tor (tāk’tō-rĭ-sěp’tər) n. A receptor that responds to touch.