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MeSH Heading: Touch
Tree Number(s): F02.830.816.850; G11.561.790.850
Unique ID: D014110
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014110
Annotation: differentiate from TOUCH PERCEPTION: TOUCH takes place in the skin and mucous membranes, TOUCH PERCEPTION takes place in the brain
Scope Note: Sensation of making physical contact with objects, animate or inanimate. Tactile stimuli are detected by MECHANORECEPTORS in the skin and mucous membranes.
Entry Term(s): Sense of Touch; Tactile Sense; Taction
NLM Classification #: WR 104
Date Introduced: 1966/01/01
Last Updated: 2016/06/23

Allowable Qualifiers: drug effects (DE)

genetics (GE)

immunology (IM)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

Concept UI: M0021717
Scope Note: Sensation of making physical contact with objects, animate or inanimate. Tactile stimuli are detected by MECHANORECEPTORS in the skin and mucous membranes.
Terms: Touch Preferred Term
Term UI T041354
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1966); Taction
Term UI T716566
Date03/20/2008
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2009); Tactile Sense
Term UI T716564
Date03/20/2008
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2009); Sense of Touch
Term UI T716565
Date03/20/2008
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2009)

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