apperception

apperception definition - medical

ap·per·cep·tion (ăpˌər-sĕpˈshən)

noun
  1. Conscious perception with full awareness. Also called comprehension.
  2. The process of understanding by which newly observed qualities of an object are related to past experience.

Related Forms:

  • apˌper·cepˈtive (-sĕpˈtĭv) adjective

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