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proprioception (PROH-pree-oh-SEP-shun) - n., the sensation of the relative position of neighbouring parts of the body.


Specifically, arising from stimuli within the body, as opposed to seeing that, for ex, your arm is bent. Covers both spacial orientation and movement. Coined in 1906 from Latin proprius, one's own + (per)ception.

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Date: 2011-06-30 04:04 pm (UTC)
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That one I knew, as I have a physical therapist mother and a tendency to walk into tables without noticing they're there.

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