proprioceptive

proprioceptive
/proh'pree euh sep"tiv/, adj. Physiol.
pertaining to proprioceptors, the stimuli acting upon them, or the nerve impulses initiated by them.
[1905-10; PROPRIO- + (RE)CEPTIVE]

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