Thursday, December 28, 2017

Gargalesis and Knismesis

Gargalesis is what we commonly refer to as tickling.  Knismesis is a light form of tickling, like when an insect is walking over our skin.

Gargalesthesia is the response to tickling and Hypergargalesthesia is the term for being very sensitive to tickling.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knismesis_and_gargalesis