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interoceptive

[ in-tuh-roh-sep-tiv ]
/ ˌɪn tə roʊˈsɛp tɪv /

adjective Physiology.

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

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Origin of interoceptive

First recorded in 1905–10; interocept(or) + -ive

Words nearby interoceptive

internuncial, internuncial neuron, internuncio, interocclusal distance, interoceanic, interoceptive, interoceptor, interocular, interoffice, interoperable, interosculate
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