sen·so·ri·um (s n-sôr  - m, -s r-)n. pl. sen·so·ri·ums or sen·so·ri·a (-sôr -, -sr-) 1. The part of the brain that receives and coordinates all the stimuli conveyed to various sensory centers. 2. The entire sensory system of the body. [Late Latin s nsrium, organ of sensation, from Latin snsus, sense; see sense.] |
sensorium [sɛnˈsɔːrɪəm]
n pl -riums, -ria [-rɪə]
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) the area of the brain considered responsible for receiving and integrating sensations from the outside world
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) Physiol the entire sensory and intellectual apparatus of the body
[from Late Latin, from Latin sēnsus felt, from sentīre to perceive]
sensorium
the sensory apparatus of the body as a whole; the seat of physical sensation, imagined to be in the gray matter of the brain.
See also: Brain, Perception
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| Noun | 1. | sensorium - the areas of the brain that process and register incoming sensory information and make possible the conscious awareness of the world cortical area, cortical region - any of various regions of the cerebral cortex |
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