ἁπτικός,ή,όν, (ἅπτομαι)
A. able to come into contact with,
ἀλλήλων
Arist. GC 322b27
.
2. abs.,τὴν ἁ. αἴσθησινthe senseof touch,
Id. de An. 413b9 , cf. Alex.Aphr.
Pr.Praef.;
τὸ ἁ.
Arist. de An. 415a3
; γλῶττα ἁπτικωτάτη most sensitive to touch,
Id. PA 660a21
.Adv.
-κῶς
Olymp. in Alc. p.40C.
3. of medicines,acting on,c. gen., τοῦ νευρώδους
Dsc. 2.179