sensorium

[ sen-sawr-ee-uhm, -sohr- ]

noun

, plural sen·so·ri·ums, sen·so·ri·a [sen-, sawr, -ee-, uh, -, sohr, -].

1. a part of the brain or the brain itself regarded as the seat of sensation.
2. the sensory apparatus of the body.

sensorium

/ sɛnˈsɔːrɪəm /

noun

1. the area of the brain considered responsible for receiving and integrating sensations from the outside world
2. physiol the entire sensory and intellectual apparatus of the body

Word History and Origins

Origin of sensorium¹

First recorded in 1640–50; from Late Latin sēnsōrium, equivalent to Latin sent(īre) “to discern by the senses, perceive, feel” + -ōrium noun suffix of location. See -ory ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of sensorium¹

C17: from Late Latin, from Latin sēnsus felt, from sentīre to perceive

Example Sentences

Neither does it lie in a plane which is vertical or horizontal to the sensorium.

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He reduced his imagination to a passive sensorium for the registering of impressions.

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In the body it is related to the sensorium, the centres of sensation, and reflexly controls the nerves of action.

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In dreaming, the things which we seem to see and hear are changes produced in the sensorium by cerebral or other influences.

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In delirium, the sensorium itself is disordered and produces false appearances, spectres, etc.

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