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proprioceptive Definition

pro·prio·cep·tive (prō′prē ə sep′tiv)

adjective

designating or of stimuli produced in body tissues, as the muscles or tendons, and received there by the proprioceptors

Etymology: < L proprius, one's own + (re)ceptive

proprioceptive Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • facilitation: The way these mechanisms are utilized will be discussed below under the heading of proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation ( PNF ) type stretching.
  • feedback: In a virtual world you can't touch objects, and the proprioceptive feedback is not, as yet, tactile.
  • training: In two of the most recent issues of Sports Injury Bulletin we tell you about the latest findings within proprioceptive training.
  • system: Is the proprioceptive system prepared to create a stable landing?
  • information: During turns, banks, climbs, and descending maneuvers, proprioceptive information is fed into the central nervous system.
  • nerve: There is more than one kind of proprioceptive nerve ending, so my colleague found this insufficient information to render an opinion.