- interoceptive
- adjective Etymology: interior + -o- + -ceptive (as in receptive) Date: circa 1921 of, relating to, or being stimuli arising within the body and especially in the viscera
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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intéroceptive — ● intéroceptif, intéroceptive adjectif Sensibilité intéroceptive, synonyme de intéroception. ● intéroceptif, intéroceptive (expressions) adjectif Sensibilité intéroceptive, synonyme de intéroception … Encyclopédie Universelle
interoceptive — /in teuh roh sep tiv/, adj. Physiol. pertaining to interoceptors, the stimuli acting upon them, or the nerve impulses initiated by them. [1905 10; INTEROCEPT(OR) + IVE] * * * … Universalium
interoceptive — adjective Of or pertaining to interoception or an interoceptor … Wiktionary
interoceptive — Relating to the sensory nerve cells innervating the viscera (thoracic, abdominal and pelvic organs, and the cardiovascular system), their sensory end organs, or the information they convey to the spinal cord and the brain. [ … Medical dictionary
interoceptive — adj. of interoceptors, of receptors which respond to stimuli coming from within the body (Physiology) … English contemporary dictionary
interoceptive — [ˌɪntərəʊ sɛptɪv] adjective Physiology of or denoting stimuli that are produced within an organism. Compare with exteroceptive. Derivatives interoceptor noun … English new terms dictionary
interoceptive — in·ter·o·cep·tive … English syllables
interoceptive — /ɪntəroʊˈsɛptɪv/ (say intuhroh septiv) adjective relating to interoceptors, the stimuli impinging upon them, and the nerve impulses initiated by them …
interoceptive — adj. Biol. relating to stimuli produced within an organism, esp. in the viscera. Etymology: irreg. f. L internus interior + RECEPTIVE … Useful english dictionary
interoceptive nervous system — the system that transmits afferent impulses from viscera by fibers that run centrally in either autonomic or somatic nerves … Medical dictionary
