Words pertaining to the senses and the corresponding disabilities
I need help on finding words relating to the senses/perception. I mean this in a neuronic/biological or philosophy-of-mind kind of way.
A word for...
- pertaining to the senses (Is it sensory?)
- pertaining to vision (ocular?)
- pertaining to smell (olfactoric?)
- pertaining to taste
- pertaining to sound
- pertaining to touch
- unable to smell
- unable to taste
- unable to feel/touch
- unable to perceive (unconscious?)
- (unable to see: blind)
- (unable to hear: deaf)
Solution 1:
Words relating to the "senses/perception" in a "neuronic/biological" context:
pertaining to the senses: sensory
pertaining to vision: ocular or optic or visual
pertaining to smell: olfactory
pertaining to taste: gustatory
pertaining to sound/hearing: auditory or aural or acoustic
pertaining to touch: tactile or tactual or haptic
unable to feel/touch: anaptic
unable to smell: anosmic
unable to taste: ageusic
unable to perceive: insentient or unconscious or other pertinent synonym
* All but two of the links take you to the Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary, so you can confirm the definitions. My search for "anosmic" and "ageusic" took me to the National Institute on Deafness and other Communication Diseases. Finally, I found the root of "anaptic" ("aphia") on this page, which happens to have a host of other words you might find useful (some of which are already in this list): Terms for Cognitive, Behavioral and Neurologic Disorders.