proprioception (redirected from Propioceptors)

proprioception /pro·prio·cep·tion/ (pro?pre-o-sep´shun) perception mediated by proprioceptors or proprioceptive tissues.

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pro·pri·o·cep·tion (prpr--spshn)

n.

The unconscious perception of movement and spatial orientation arising from stimuli within the body itself.

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proprioception,

n the kinesthetic sense. The sense that deals with sensations of body position, posture, balance, and motion.

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proprioception

perception mediated by proprioceptors or proprioceptive tissues.

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proprioception Neurology The subconscious sensation of body and limb movement and position, obtained from non-visual sensory input from muscle spindles and joint capsules