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sen·so·ry
(sĕn′sə-rē)adj.
1. Of or relating to the senses or sensation.
2. Transmitting impulses from sense organs to nerve centers; afferent.
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sensory
(ˈsɛnsərɪ) or less commonlysensorial
adj
1. (Physiology) of or relating to the senses or the power of sensation
2. (Physiology) of or relating to those processes and structures within an organism that receive stimuli from the environment and convey them to the brain
[C18: from Latin sensōrius, from sentīre to feel]
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sen•so•ry
(ˈsɛn sə ri)also sen•so•ri•al
(sɛnˈsɔr i əl, -ˈsoʊr-)adj.
1. of or pertaining to the senses or sensation.
2. of or noting a physiological structure for receiving or conveying an external stimulus.
[1620–30]
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sen·so·ry
(sĕn′sə-rē) Involving the sense organs or the nerves that relay messages from them: sensory receptors; a sensory nerve. Compare motor.
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| Adj. | 1. | sensory - of a nerve fiber or impulse originating outside and passing toward the central nervous system; "sensory neurons" afferent - of nerves and nerve impulses; conveying sensory information from the sense organs to the CNS; "afferent nerves"; "afferent impulses" |
| 2. | sensory - involving or derived from the senses; "sensory experience"; "sensory channels" extrasensory, paranormal - seemingly outside normal sensory channels | |
| 3. | sensory - relating to or concerned in sensation; "the sensory cortex"; "sensory organs" |
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sensory
adjective1. Of or relating to sensation or the senses:
2. Transmitting impulses from sense organs to nerve centers:
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sensory
[ˈsɛnsəri] adj [information, signal] → sensoriel(le) sensory deprivationsensory deprivation n → privation f sensorielleCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
sensory
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[ˈsɛnsərɪ] adj → sensorio/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
sen·so·ry
a. sensorial, sensorio-a, rel. a las sensaciones o los sentidos;
___ acuity level → nivel de agudeza ___;
___ aphasia → afasia ___;
___ epilepsy → epilepsia ___;
___ ganglion → ganglio ___;
___ image → imagen ___;
___ integration → integración ___;
___ overload → sobrecarga ___;
___ processing → procesamiento ___.
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sensory
adj sensitivo, sensorialEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.