conscious

conscious definition - medical

con·scious (kŏnˈshəs)

adjective
  1. Having an awareness of one's environment and one's own existence, sensations, and thoughts.
  2. Intentionally conceived or done; deliberate.
noun
In psychoanalysis, the component of waking awareness perceptible by a person at any given instant.

Related Forms:

  • conˈscious·ly adverb

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