PROPRIOCEPTIVE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does proprioceptive mean? 

• PROPRIOCEPTIVE (adjective)
  The adjective PROPRIOCEPTIVE has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to proprioception

  Familiarity information: PROPRIOCEPTIVE used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PROPRIOCEPTIVE (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to proprioception

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

proprioception (the ability to sense the position and location and orientation and movement of the body and its parts)

 Context examples 

The allele may also play a role in the development of proprioceptive neurons.

(NTRK3 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

The proprioceptive sensory neuron of a Golgi tendon organ, projects to the motor neurons located within the ventral horn of the spinal cord, where the inhibition occurs.

(Golgi Tendon Organ, NCI Thesaurus)

A bundle of neuronal fibers originating in the lumbosacral spinal cord that ascend to the ipsilateral cerebellum conveying proprioceptive information for the lower limbs and joints.

(Direct Cerebellar Tract, NCI Thesaurus)

Clinical signs include asymmetric paresthesia of the face, trunk and proximal extremities followed by lancinating pain, vibrioceptive and proprioceptive impairment, and muted reflexes.

(Paraneoplastic Subacute Sensory Neuronopathy, NCI Thesaurus)