somatosensory

adjective

so·​mato·​sen·​so·​ry sō-ˌma-tə-ˈsen(t)s-rē How to pronounce somatosensory (audio)
-ˈsen(t)-sə-rē
: of, relating to, or being sensory activity having its origin elsewhere than in the special sense organs (such as eyes and ears) and conveying information about the state of the body proper and its immediate environment
also : relating to or being either of two regions in the parietal lobe that receive and process somatosensory stimuli

Examples of somatosensory in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web For those looking to regenerate your central nervous system and somatosensory system, give Nerve Control 911 a shot to help support and add protection against faulty nerve signals between the muscles and organs naturally. Andrew Price, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024 That means that long before hominin brains started exponentially growing in size and hominin hands started making stone tools, the basic brain architecture for making somatosensory maps was already in place. Chip Colwell, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Feb. 2024 But the somatosensory cortex often reacted within 20 milliseconds. Chip Colwell, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Feb. 2024 The somatosensory system registers sensations detected by the muscles, joints, skin and the body tissues that connect them, called the fascia. Discover Magazine, 19 Oct. 2023 See all Example Sentences for somatosensory 

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Word History

First Known Use

1952, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of somatosensory was in 1952

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“Somatosensory.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/somatosensory. Accessed 12 Oct. 2024.

Medical Definition

somatosensory

adjective
so·​ma·​to·​sen·​so·​ry sō-ˌmat-ə-ˈsen(t)s-(ə-)rē How to pronounce somatosensory (audio) ˌsō-mət-ə- How to pronounce somatosensory (audio)
: of, relating to, or being sensory activity having its origin elsewhere than in the special sense organs (as eyes and ears) and conveying information about the state of the body proper and its immediate environment
somatosensory pathways
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