| 单词 | exteroceptive |
| 释义 | > as lemmasexteroˈceptive exteroˈceptive adj. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > biological processes > stimulation > [adjective] > receptive to stimulus arousable1890 exteroceptive1906 receptive1906 1906 C. S. Sherrington Integrative Action Nerv. Syst. 130 There exist..two primary distributions of the receptor organs, each a field in certain respects fundamentally different from the other. The surface field lies freely open to the numberless vicissitudes of the environment... This field, extero-ceptive as it may be called, is rich in the number and variety of receptors which adaptation has evolved in it. 1927 J. B. S. Haldane & J. S. Huxley Animal Biol. v. 123 Receptors and nerves with this function are called proprioceptive, whilst those whose stimuli come from outside are called exteroceptive. 1932 S. Zuckerman Social Life Monkeys & Apes xvii. 268 The multitude of exteroceptive stimuli presented by the social activities of its fellows. 1968 New Scientist 7 Nov. 315/1 Exteroceptive feedback yields information about events on the surface of the skin through the skin senses such as touch and heat. < as lemmas |
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