Medical Dictionary

apperception

noun ap·per·cep·tion \-ˈsep-shən\

Medical Definition of APPERCEPTION

:  mental perception; especially :  the process of understanding something perceived in terms of previous experience—compare assimilation 3
ap·per·cep·tive \-ˈsep-tiv\ adjective
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