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exteroceptive

[ ek-ster-uh-sep-tiv ]

adjective

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


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Word History and Origins

Origin of exteroceptive1

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