VESTIBULAR SENSE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A sensory system located in structures of the inner ear that registers the orientation of the head

Synonyms:

equilibrium; labyrinthine sense; sense of balance; sense of equilibrium; vestibular sense

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("vestibular sense" is a kind of...):

proprioception (the ability to sense the position and location and orientation and movement of the body and its parts)

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