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subsensory

subsensory adjective: below the threshold of sensory perception.

Adjective

subsensory (not comparable)

  1. Below the threshold of sensory perception.
    • Vibration, applied as a subsensory stimulus (i.e. below the sensory threshold) to the foot improves posture and balance in older adults, patients with diabetes, and individuals with stroke.2015 December 4, “Effect of Tendon Vibration on Hemiparetic Arm Stability in Unstable Workspaces”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of subsensory

From sub- + sensory.

Words that rhyme with subsensory

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Questions about subsensory

What does subsensory mean?
Subsensory means below the threshold of sensory perception.
What part of speech is subsensory?
Subsensory is an adjective.

Words near subsensory in the dictionary

  1. subsense
  2. subsenses
  3. subsensible
  4. subsensitive
  5. subsensitivity
  6. subsensory
  7. subsentence
  8. subsentences
  9. subsentential
  10. subsentient
  11. subsept

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