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somatosensory system

complex system of sensory neurons and pathways that responds to changes at the surface or inside the body
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Summary

somatosensory system ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,638 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: perception set[2]
  • Has use: sensory perception of touch[3]
  • Commons category: Somatosensation[4]
  • Has cause: touching (physically feeling)[5]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Somatosensory system[6]
  • Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[7], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 8[8]
  • Exact match: https://w3id.org/sstim/vocab#systemSomatosensory[9]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[10]

Why It Matters

somatosensory system has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] It is known by 61 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Rfabbri · 2026-09-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Exact match → https://w3id.org/sstim/vocab#systemSomatosensory
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Exact match: https://w3id.org/sstim/vocab#systemSomatosensory, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1788697660010"
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