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,
- exteroceptor,
- exterofective,
- exterritorial,
- exterritoriality,
- extima
Origin of exteroceptive
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