Proprioception Definition

prōprē-ō-sĕpshən
noun
The unconscious perception of movement and spatial orientation arising from stimuli within the body itself.
American Heritage Medicine
The normal awareness of one's posture, movement, balance, and location based on the sensations received by the proprioceptors.
Webster's New World

The sense of the position of parts of the body, relative to other neighbouring parts of the body.

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Noun

Singular:
proprioception
Plural:
proprioceptions

Origin of Proprioception

  • Latin proprius one's own per1 in Indo-European roots (re)ception

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin proprius (“one's own").

    From Wiktionary

Proprioception Sentence Examples

  • In addition to sight, the most important source of information comes from the "position sense" provided by the many sensory neurons located within the limbs (proprioception).

  • Proprioception, Massumi suggests, is the sense most directly attuned to the movement of the body.

  • Proprioception is what allows a person to touch a finger to his or her nose, even with eyes closed.

  • Burrescia specifies that "Lightweight athletic shoes are beneficial to wear for any activity that requires you to have heightened foot proprioception.

  • It also has the effect of improving joint proprioception (i.e. feedback to the muscles from the nerve endings in the joint ).

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