 3 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
sensory
adjective
1: of a nerve fiber or impulse originating outside and passing
toward the central nervous system; "sensory neurons"
[syn: {centripetal}, {receptive}, {sensory(a)}]
2: involving or derived from the senses; "sensory experience";
"sensory channels" [syn: {sensorial}] [ant: {extrasensory}]
3: relating to or concerned in sensation; "the sensory cortex";
"sensory organs" [syn: {sensational}]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Sensory \Sen"so*ry\, noun; pl. {Sensories}. (Physiol.)
Same as {Sensorium}.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Sensory \Sen"so*ry\, adjective (Physiol.)
Of or pertaining to the sensorium or sensation; as, sensory
impulses; -- especially applied to those nerves and nerve
fibers which convey to a nerve center impulses resulting in
sensation; also sometimes loosely employed in the sense of
afferent, to indicate nerve fibers which convey impressions
of any kind to a nerve center.
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