consensual
[ kuh n-sen-shoo-uh l ]
/ kənˈsɛn ʃu əl /
adjective
formed or existing merely by consent: a consensual transaction.
Physiology. (of an action) involuntarily correlative with a voluntary action, as the contraction of the iris when the eye is opened.
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Eyes reacted to light, directly and consensually, and to accommodation.
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British Dictionary definitions for consensually
consensual
/ (kənˈsɛnsjʊəl) /
adjective
law (of a contract, agreement, etc) existing by consent
law (of a sexual activity) performed with the consent of all parties involved
(of certain reflex actions of a part of the body) responding to stimulation of another part
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consensually, adverbWord Origin for consensual
from consensus + -al 1
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Medicine definitions for consensually
consensual
[ kən-sĕn′shōō-əl ]
adj.
Of or relating to a reflexive response of one body structure following stimulation of another, such as the concurrent constriction of one pupil in response to light shined in the other.
Of or relating to involuntary movement of a body part accompanying voluntary movement of another.
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