muscle sense

noun Psychology, Physiology.

a sense of movement derived from afferent nerves originating in tendons, muscle tissue, skin, and joints; proprioception.

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Origin of muscle sense

First recorded in 1890–95

Words nearby muscle sense

muscle of larynx, muscle of tragus, muscle of uvula, muscle plasma, muscle plate, muscle sense, muscle serum, muscle shirt, muscle shoals, muscle spasm, muscle spindle
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British Dictionary definitions for muscle sense

muscle sense

noun

another name for kinaesthesia
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