| sensorial | Relating to the sensorium. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| sensoriglandular | Relating to glandular secretion excited by stimulation of the sensory nerves. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sensorimotor | Both sensory and motor; denoting a mixed nerve with afferent and efferent fibres. Synonym: sensomotor. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sensorimotor area | The precentral and postcentral gyri of the cerebral cortex. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sensorimotor theory | In the developmental theory of Piaget, the postulation that during the first 18 months of life there occurs a transformation of action into thought; at first there is a gradual shift from inborn to acquired behaviour, then from body-centreed to object-centreed activity, ultimately permitting intentional behaviour and inventive thinking. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sensorimuscular | Denoting muscular contraction in response to a sensory stimulus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sensorineural deafness | Hearing impairment due to disorders of the cochlear division of the 9th cranial nerve (auditory nerve), the cochlea, or the retrocochlear nerve tracts, as opposed to conductive deafness. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sensorineural hearing loss | <neurology> A form of deafness that occurs due to dysfunction of the auditory nerve (cranial nerve VIII). (27 Sep 1997) |
| sensorium | Origin: L, fr. Sentire, sensum, to discern or perceive by the senses. <physiology> The seat of sensation; the nervous center or centers to which impressions from the external world must be conveyed before they can be perceived; the place where external impressions are localised, and transformed into sensations, prior to being reflected to other parts of the organism; hence, the whole nervous system, when animated, so far as it is susceptible of common or special sensations. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| sensorivascular | Denoting contraction or dilation of the blood vessels occurring as a sensory reflex. Synonym: sensorivascular. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sensorivasomotor | Denoting contraction or dilation of the blood vessels occurring as a sensory reflex. Synonym: sensorivascular. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sensory | <otolaryngology> Pertaining to or subserving sensation. Origin: L. Sensorius (18 Nov 1997) |
| sensory amblyopia | A suppression of central vision in one eye due to faulty image formation; for example, by a corneal scar, a cataract, or a droopy eyelid. Synonym: deprivation amblyopia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sensory amusia | Inability to interpret or appreciate musical sounds. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sensory aphasia | Aphasia in which there is impairment in the comprehension of spoken and written words, associated with effortless, articulated, but paraphrasic, speech and writing; malformed words, substitute words, and enologisms are charcteristic. When severe, and speech is incomprehensible, it is called jargon aphasia. The patient often appears unaware of his deficit. Synonym: fluent aphasia, impressive aphasia, posterior aphasia, psychosensory aphasia, receptive aphasia, Wernicke's aphasia. (05 Mar 2000) |