thermoception

Noun

 * 1)  The sense of heat and cold: the ability of humans, and many other organisms, to perceive temperature.
 * 2) * 2006, Fernando Cervero, Handbook of Clinical Neurology, Series 3, Volume 81: Pain, page 251:
 * a region which has been shown to be involved in a variety of interoceptive modalities like thermoception, visceral sensations, thirst and hunger.

Related terms

 * thermoceptive

Translations

 * Finnish: lämpötila-aisti
 * German: Temperatursinn, Thermorezeption, Thermozeption
 * Italian:
 * Russian: термоцепция, чу́вство температуры