Sen*so"ri*um (?), n.; pl. E.
Sensoriums (#), L. Sensoria (#).
[L., fr. sentire, sensum, to discern or perceive by
the senses.] (Physiol.) 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.
Sen*so"ri*um (?), n.; pl. E.
Sensoriums (#), L. Sensoria (#).
[L., fr. sentire, sensum, to discern or perceive by
the senses.] (Physiol.) 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.