tactile

tactile definition - medical

tac·tile (tăkˈtəl, -tīlˌ)

adjective
  1. Perceptible to the sense of touch; tangible.
  2. Used for feeling.
  3. Of, relating to, or proceeding from the sense of touch; tactual.

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