sensibility

(sen-sib-il’it-e) [L. sensibil’itas]. Susceptibility of feeling; ability to feel or perceive. deep s., the sensibility to pre ure and movement which exists after the skin area is made completely anesthetic. epicritic 8., the sensibility to gentle stimulations which furnishes the means for making fine discriminations of touch and temperature. This sensibility exists in the skin only. mesoblastic 8. Same as deep s. palm esthetic s., the sensibility of the skin to sensations of vibration, as a tuning-fork applied to the skin. protopathic s., the sensibility to strong stimulations of pain and temperature which is low in degree and poorly localized. Such sensibility exists in the skin and in the viscera, and acts asa defensive agency against pathologic changes in the ti ues. recurrent s., sensibility exhibited in the anterior root of a spinal nerve when the distal portion is stimulated after division.