EXTEROCEPTIVE


Meaning of EXTEROCEPTIVE in English

adj.

Pronunciation: ˌ ek-st ə -r ō - ' sep-tiv

Function: adjective

Etymology: exter ior + -o- + -ceptive (as in receptive )

Date: 1906

: relating to, being, or activated by stimuli received by an organism from outside

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