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graphesthesia

graphesthesia noun: the ability to recognise writing on the skin purely by the sensation of touch.

Noun

graphesthesia (uncountable)

  1. The ability to recognise writing on the skin purely by the sensation of touch.

Origin of graphesthesia

From graph- + -esthesia.

Words formed from graphesthesia

Questions about graphesthesia

What does graphesthesia mean?
Graphesthesia means the ability to recognise writing on the skin purely by the sensation of touch.
What part of speech is graphesthesia?
Graphesthesia is a noun.

Words near graphesthesia in the dictionary

  1. graphene
  2. graphene layer
  3. graphene layers
  4. graphenes
  5. graphenic
  6. graphesthesia
  7. graphetic
  8. graphetically
  9. graphetics
  10. graphette
  11. graphettes

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