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sen⋅so⋅ri⋅mo⋅tor

[sen-suh-ree-moh-ter]
–adjective
1. Psychology. of or pertaining to motor activity caused by sensory stimuli. Compare ideomotor.
2. Physiology. both sensory and motor, as parts of the cerebral cortex.
Also, sen⋅so⋅mo⋅tor [sen-suh-moh-ter] .


Origin:
1850–55; sensory + motor
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sen·so·ri·mo·tor   (sěn'sə-rē-mō'tər)   
adj.  Of, relating to, or involving both sensory and motor activity: sensorimotor nerve centers; sensorimotor pathways.
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Main Entry: sen·so·ri·mo·tor
Pronunciation: "sen(t)s-(&-)rE-'mOt-&r
Function: adjective
: of, relating to, or functioningin both sensory and motor aspects of bodily activity <sensorimotor disturbances> <sensorimotor skills>
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sensorimotor sen·so·ri·mo·tor (sěn'sə-rē-mō'tər)
adj.
Of, relating to, or combining the functions of the sensory and motor activities.

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