proprioception

noun

pro·​pri·​o·​cep·​tion ˌprō-prē-ō-ˈsep-shən 

: the reception of stimuli produced within the organism

Examples of proprioception in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Motion sickness is thought to happen when the brain gets conflicting sensory signals from your eyes, inner ear, and the body’s innate sense of position and movement (called proprioception). —Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 8 Jan. 2026

There are lots of exercises for sharpening proprioception, but the surfing doctor is partial to bodies of water. —Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2026

That’s thanks to proprioception, which allows your brain to keep tabs on movement and spatial location throughout the body. —Diana Hubbell, Popular Science, 29 Oct. 2025

The inputs are things like raw robot camera images, natural language descriptions of the task, and proprioception, and the outputs are the same teleop commands sent by the human interface. —IEEE Spectrum, 7 Sep. 2025

Word History

Etymology

proprio(ceptive) + -ception (in reception)

First Known Use

1906, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for proprioception

• intussusception
• apperception
• contraception
• interception
• misconception
• misperception
• preconception
• conception
• deception
• exception
• inception
• perception

Medical Definition

proprioception

noun

pro·​prio·​cep·​tion ˌprō-prē-ō-ˈsep-shən 

: the reception of stimuli produced within the organism