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pro⋅pri⋅o⋅cep⋅tive

  [proh-pree-uh-sep-tiv]
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–adjective Physiology.
pertaining to proprioceptors, the stimuli acting upon them, or the nerve impulses initiated by them.
Origin:
1905–10; proprio- + (re)ceptive
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pro·pri·o·cep·tor   (prō'prē-ō-sěp'tər)   
n.  A sensory receptor, found chiefly in muscles, tendons, joints, and the inner ear, that detects the motion or position of the body or a limb by responding to stimuli arising within the organism.

[Latin proprius, one's own; see per1 in Indo-European roots + (re)ceptor.]
pro'pri·o·cep'tive adj.
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Main Entry: pro·prio·cep·tive
Pronunciation: -'sep-tiv
Function: adjective
: activated by, relating to, or being stimuli arising withinthe organism <proprioceptive reflexes> <proprioceptive feedback>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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