noun
sense of warmth; thermal sensation
Technical term used in physiology and psychology for the perception of warmth, often contrasted with 冷覚 (sense of cold).
温覚は皮膚の温度受容器によって生じる。
The sense of warmth arises from thermoreceptors in the skin.
温覚と冷覚は異なる神経経路を介して伝えられる。
Warmth sensation and cold sensation are transmitted via different neural pathways.
Compound of 温 (warmth) and 覚 (sensation, perception). A modern technical coinage for the physiological sense of warmth.