exterofective

exterofective

 [ek″ster-o-fek´tiv]

responding to external stimuli; a term applied to the cerebrospinal nervous system.

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ex·ter·o·fec·tive

(eks'tĕr-ō-fek'tiv)

Pertaining to the response of the nervous system to external stimuli.

[L. extero, from outside, + affectus, affected]

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