Sensory
adjective
1.
of or relating to the senses or sensation.
2.
Physiology. noting a structure for conveying an impulse that results or tends to result in sensation, as a nerve.
adjective
1.
of or relating to the senses or the power of sensation
2.
of or relating to those processes and structures within an organism that receive stimuli from the environment and convey them to the brain
sensory sen·so·ry (sěn’sə-rē)
adj.
Of or relating to the senses or sensation.
Transmitting impulses from sense organs to nerve centers; afferent.
sensory
(sěn’sə-rē)
Involving the sense organs or the nerves that relay messages from them. Compare motor.
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- Sensory ganglion
sensory ganglion n. A cluster of primary sensory neurons forming a swelling in the course of a peripheral nerve or its dorsal root and establishing the sole afferent neural connection between the sensory periphery and the central nervous system.
- Sensory image
sensory image n. An image based on one or more types of sensation.