exteroceptive

[ek-ster-uh-sep-tiv]

adjective

Physiology.

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of exteroceptive¹

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

Example Sentences

“Their exteroceptive sensors can detect the vapours of eight different explosives, as well as chemical weapons like nerve agents. That way we don't risk human lives.”

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