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exteroceptive

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exteroceptive
[ek′stərōsep′tiv]
Etymology: L, externus, outside, recipere, to receive
pertaining to stimuli that originate from outside the body or to the sensory receptors that they activate. Compare interoceptive, proprioception.


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