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exteroceptive

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ex⋅ter⋅o⋅cep⋅tive

  [ek-ster-uh-sep-tiv]
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–adjective Physiology.
pertaining to exteroceptors, the stimuli acting upon them, or the nerve impulses initiated by them.
Origin:
1905–10; extero- (comb. form of L exterus exterior ) + (re)ceptive
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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>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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