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ex⋅ter⋅o⋅cep⋅tive
[ek-ster-uh-sep-tiv] 
stər
–adjective Physiology.
| pertaining to exteroceptors, the stimuli acting upon them, or the nerve impulses initiated by them. |
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| ex·ter·o·cep·tor (ěk'stə-rō-sěp'tər) n. A sense organ, such as the ear, that receives and responds to stimuli originating from outside the body. [Latin exter, outside; see exterior + (re)ceptor.] ex'ter·o·cep'tive adj. |
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Main Entry: ex·tero·cep·tive
Pronunciation: "ek-st&-rO-'sep-tiv
Function: adjective
: activated by, relating to, or being stimulireceived by an organism from outside <exteroceptive feedback>
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