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proprioception

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14 lettersPronunciation /ˌpɹəʊ.pɹi.əʊˈsɛp.ʃən/Part of speech nounSorted ceiinoooppprrtStarts with PEnds with N0 clues
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Definitions

  1. the ability to sense the position and location and orientation and movement of the body and its parts

Word origin

From proprioceptor, from Latin proprius (“one's own”) + reception. Coined by British neurophysiologist Charles Scott Sherrington in 1906.

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  • […] it is achieved through a neuromuscular feedback system known as proprioception or kinaesthetic awareness, as well as through an auditory control system in which the ear monitors the sound and makes […]
  • Sometimes referred to as our sixth sense, proprioception is what helps high-level athletes take a penalty without looking at the ball, or orient themselves in the air while doing a twisting somersault.

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