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sensorimotor /sen·so·ri·mo·tor/ (sen″sor-e-mo´ter) both sensory and motor.
sen·so·ri·mo·tor (sns-r-mtr)
adj.
Of, relating to, or combining the functions of the sensory and motor activities.

sensorimotor
[sen′sərēmō′tər]
Etymology: L, sentire, to feel, moveo, to move
pertaining to both sensory and motor nerve functions.

sensorimotor [sen″sŏ-re-mo´tor]
both sensory and motor.

sensorimotor
both sensory and motor.

sensorimotor plegia
loss of sensory and motor function caudal to the level of a spinal cord injury.


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Byline: ANI Washington, Oct 22 (ANI): A primitive region of the brain, which is behind sensorimotor control, also plays an important role in regulating emotional responses to threatening situations, say researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center.
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