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proprioceptive
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
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