tactile illusion

an illusion involving the touch sense. Tactile illusions may occur when patterns are pressed on the skin rather than when patterns are experienced through voluntary movement to gain information about the object or surface. Compare haptic illusion.

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March 15th 2025

Cowper’s glands

see bulbourethral glands. [William Cowper (1660–1709), English surgeon]