proprioceptive
[ proh-pree-uh-sep-tiv ]
/ ˌproʊ pri əˈsɛp tɪv /
adjective Physiology.
pertaining to proprioceptors, the stimuli acting upon them, or the nerve impulses initiated by them.
Origin of proprioceptive
First recorded in 1905–10;
proprio- +
(re)ceptive
Words nearby proprioceptive
proprietrix,
propriety,
proprio motu,
proprio-,
proprioception,
proprioceptive,
proprioceptive mechanism,
proprioceptive reflex,
proprioceptor,
proprium,
props