a sensitivity that is keen and highly developed; "dogs have a remarkable acuteness of smell"
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Interoception
sensitivity to stimuli originating inside of the body
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the ability to hear; the auditory faculty; "his hearing was impaired"
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Psychology, Perception, Medical physiology.sensitivity to stimuli originating outside of the body
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Psychology, Perception, Medical physiology.the faculty of distinguishing sweet, sour, bitter, and salty properties in the mouth; "his cold deprived him of his sense of taste"
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Psychology, Perception, Medical physiology.the ability to hear; the auditory faculty; "his hearing was impaired"
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Psychology, Perception, Medical physiology.extreme sensitivity
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Psychology, Perception, Medical physiology.the faculty that enables us to distinguish scents
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Psychology, Perception, Medical physiology.sensitivity to the action of radiant energy
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Psychology, Perception, Medical physiology.sensitivity to the action of radiant energy
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Psychology, Perception, Medical physiology.responsive to stimulation
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Psychology, Perception, Medical physiology.responsive to stimulation
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Psychology, Perception, Medical physiology.(physiology) responsiveness to external stimuli; the faculty of sensation; "sensitivity to pain"
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Psychology, Perception, Medical physiology.(physiology) responsiveness to external stimuli; the faculty of sensation; "sensitivity to pain"
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Psychology, Perception, Medical physiology.(physiology) responsiveness to external stimuli; the faculty of sensation; "sensitivity to pain"
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Psychology, Perception, Medical physiology.the ability to see; the visual faculty
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Psychology, Perception, Medical physiology.the faculty that enables us to distinguish scents
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Psychology, Perception, Medical physiology.the faculty of distinguishing sweet, sour, bitter, and salty properties in the mouth; "his cold deprived him of his sense of taste"
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Psychology, Perception, Medical physiology.the ability to see; the visual faculty
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Psychology, Perception, Medical physiology.
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sensitivity similar to that of a receptor organ; "he had a special antenna for public relations"
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: sensitivity, stimuli, originating, inside, body.a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: sensitivity, stimuli, originating, inside, body.a trancelike state with loss of voluntary motion and failure to react to stimuli
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: sensitivity, stimuli, originating, inside, body.a sensory receptor that responds to chemical stimuli
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: sensitivity, stimuli, originating, inside, body.Learning through repeated association or reward and punishment.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: sensitivity, stimuli, originating, inside, body.a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: sensitivity, stimuli, originating, inside, body.any receptor that responds to stimuli inside the body
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: sensitivity, stimuli, originating, inside, body.an abnormally high degree of irritability or sensitivity to stimulation of an organ or body part
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: sensitivity, stimuli, originating, inside, body.excessive sensitivity of an organ or body part
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: sensitivity, stimuli, originating, inside, body.any receptor that responds to stimuli outside the body
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: sensitivity, stimuli, originating, inside, body.sensitivity similar to that of a receptor organ; "he had a special antenna for public relations"
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: sensitivity, stimuli, originating, inside, body.Being within; included or inclosed in anything; contained; interior; internal; as, the inside passengers of a stagecoach; inside decor…
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