interoceptive

adjective

in·​ter·​o·​cep·​tive ˌin-tə-rō-ˈsep-tiv 

: of, relating to, or being stimuli arising within the body and especially in the viscera

Examples of interoceptive in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This practice directly trains the interoceptive awareness that can be linked to better emotional decision-making. — Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 14 May 2026

Healthcare professionals often prescribe interoceptive exposure to people with panic disorder in conjunction with other therapies, Knoepflmacher says. — Maggie O'Neill, Outside, 21 Mar. 2026

Panic disorder treatment can involve a particular type of exposure therapy called interoceptive exposure. — Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 11 Feb. 2026

Other channels flood the brain with interoceptive signals, too. — The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Dec. 2025

Chopra pointed out how interoceptive awareness is one of the eight limbs of yoga that were originally laid out by Pantanjali, the first author of yoga. — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025

This is important because body image is linked to multiple aspects of interoceptive awareness. — April Smith, Discover Magazine, 3 Feb. 2024

Some researchers are exploring ways to retrain our interoceptive responses. — Jessica Wapner, The New Yorker, 6 July 2023

After all, pacing yourself in a prolonged effort is a fundamentally interoceptive challenge. — Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 17 Feb. 2023

Word History

Etymology

interior + -o- + -ceptive (as in receptive)

First Known Use

1906, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for interoceptive

• proprioceptive
• contraceptive
• nociceptive
• deceptive
• perceptive
• receptive

Medical Definition

interoceptive

adjective

in·​tero·​cep·​tive ˌint-ə-rō-ˈsep-tiv 

: of, relating to, or being stimuli arising within the body and especially in the viscera