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temperature sense

temperature sense

a part of the somatosensory system concerned with the perception of hotness and coldness, with receptors at various depths in the skin and other body surfaces (e.g., the tongue) that may be exposed to the environment. Also called thermoesthesia; thermesthesia.

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