sensorium

Noun

Meaning

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 localized, 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: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

noggin pate head plexus brain hearing nerve hiding sensory neuron bean masking noodle concealment concealing
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Antonyms

heart accuracy simplicity authenticity ignorance correctness
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Hypernyms

cortical area cortical region

Derivatives

sensoriums sensoria

Examples

Our sensorium is that essential medium between the divine and human mind, through which God reveals to man the knowledge of nature, and is our only door of correspondence with God or with man. Ethan Allen

Clinicians frequently think of the symptoms of botulism in terms of a classic triad: bulbar palsy and descending paralysis, lack of fever, and clear senses and mental status ("clear sensorium"). citation Infant botulism Infant with botulism. Source: Internet

The limits of the sensorium available at the nanoscale could make it difficult or impossible to winnow successes from failures. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

sensorispecific sensoristic sensoritopic sensorization sensorized sensorless