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exteroceptive

adj. of or relating to exteroception

Usage examples of "exteroceptive".

As for the exteroceptive sensations touch, pressure, heat, cold, and pain each originates from a definite type of nerve ending.

Sensations received there are sometimes considered to be additional examples of exteroceptive sensations, but are frequently differentiated as interoceptive sensations ("received from inside" L), or visceral sensations.