cutaneous sensation
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Noun | 1. | cutaneous sensation - a sensation localized on the skin tactile sensation, tactual sensation, touch sensation, feeling, touch - the sensation produced by pressure receptors in the skin; "she likes the touch of silk on her skin"; "the surface had a greasy feeling" tickle - a cutaneous sensation often resulting from light stroking topognosia, topognosis - recognition of the location of a stimulus on the skin urtication - a sensation of having been stung by nettles |
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