exteroceptive

[ ek-ster-uh-sep-tiv ]

/ ˌɛk stər əˈsɛp tɪv /

adjective Physiology.

pertaining to exteroceptors, the stimuli acting upon them, or the nerve impulses initiated by them.

Nearby words

externalize, externalizer, externally, externals, externship, exteroceptive, exteroceptor, exterofective, exterritorial, exterritoriality, extima

Origin of exteroceptive

1905–10; extero- (combining form of Latin exterus exterior) + (re)ceptive

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019