exteroceptive

American  

[ek-ster-uh-sep-tiv] / ˌɛk stər əˈsɛp tɪv /

adjective

Physiology.

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

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Etymology

Origin of exteroceptive

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.”

From Nature