somatosensory

One entry found for somatosensory.

Main Entry: so·mato·sen·so·ry
Pronunciation: sO-"ma-t&-'sen(t)s-rE, -'sen(t)-s&-rE
Function: adjective
: 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; also : relating to or being either of two regions in the parietal lobe that receive and process somatosensory stimuli