sensory (adj.)

  1. involving or derived from the senses; sensory experience; sensory channels

    [ Syn: sensorial ]

  2. relating to or concerned in sensation; the sensory cortex; sensory organs

    [ Syn: sensational ]

  3. of a nerve fiber or impulse originating outside and passing toward the central nervous system; sensory neurons

    [ Syn: centripetal , receptive ]

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