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pressure sense

the sensation of stress or strain, compression, expansion, pull, or shear, usually caused by a force in the environment. Pressure receptors may interlock or overlap with pain receptors so that one sensation is accompanied by the other. The pressure sense is similar to the sensation of contact.

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motor agraphia

motor agraphia

a writing disorder resulting from impairment of muscular coordination in the hand.