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subliminal

 [sub-lim´ĭ-nal]
below the threshold of sensation or conscious awareness.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

sub·lim·i·nal

(sŭb-lim'i-năl),
Below the threshold of perception or excitation; below the limit or threshold of consciousness.
[sub- + L. limen (limin-), threshold]
Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

subliminal

(sŭb-lĭm′ə-nəl)
adj. Psychology
1. Below the threshold of conscious perception. Used of stimuli.
2. Inadequate to produce conscious awareness but able to evoke a response: subliminal propaganda.
sub·lim′i·nal·ly adv.
The American Heritage® Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2007, 2004 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

sub·lim·i·nal

(sŭb-lim'i-năl)
Below the threshold of perception or excitation; below the limit or threshold of consciousness.
[sub- + L. limen (limin-), threshold]
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

subliminal

(of stimuli) below the level that would result in a response.
Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005

sub·lim·i·nal

(sŭb-lim'i-năl)
Below threshold of perception, excitation, or consciousness.
[sub- + L. limen (limin-), threshold]
Medical Dictionary for the Dental Professions © Farlex 2012
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