Touch Definition, Prefix, Suffix, Ologies and Isms, Touch Information and Meaning



See also PERCEPTION.

haptophobia, haphophobia
an abnormal fear of touching or being touched. Also called thixophobia.
thigmotaxis
involuntary response or reaction to the touch of outside objects or bodies, as in motile cells. —thigmotaetic, adj.
thixophobia
haptophobia.