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proprioception

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pro⋅pri⋅o⋅cep⋅tion

[proh-pree-uh-sep-shuhn]
–noun Physiology.
perception governed by proprioceptors, as awareness of the position of one's body.

Origin:
1905–10; proprio- + (re)ception
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pro·pri·o·cep·tion   (prō'prē-ō-sěp'shən)   
n.  The unconscious perception of movement and spatial orientation arising from stimuli within the body itself.

[Latin proprius, one's own; see per1 in Indo-European roots + (re)ception.]
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Main Entry: pro·prio·cep·tion
Pronunciation: "prO-prE-O-'sep-sh&n
Function: noun
: the reception of stimuli produced within theorganism
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proprioception pro·pri·o·cep·tion (prō'prē-ō-sěp'shən)
n.
The unconscious perception of movement and spatial orientation arising from stimuli within the body itself.

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