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exteroception

exteroception noun: the perception of environmental stimuli acting on the body.

Noun

exteroception (countable and uncountable, plural exteroceptions)

  1. The perception of environmental stimuli acting on the body.

Antonyms of exteroception

Forms of exteroception

pluralexteroceptions

Origin of exteroception

From extero- + -ception.

Questions about exteroception

What does exteroception mean?
Exteroception means the perception of environmental stimuli acting on the body.
What part of speech is exteroception?
Exteroception is a noun.
What is the plural of exteroception?
The plural of exteroception is exteroceptions.

Words near exteroception in the dictionary

  1. externopyramidization
  2. externs
  3. externship
  4. externships
  5. extero-
  6. exteroception
  7. exteroceptions
  8. exteroceptive
  9. exteroceptively
  10. exteroceptor
  11. exteroceptors

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