Home › Words › R › reafferencereafferencereafference · noun — stimulation as a result of one's own body movement.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyFrom re- + afference.nounstimulation as a result of one's own body movementDefinitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.reafferent 64% match — Related to, or caused by reafference. vs reafference →afference 63% match — The brain’s reception of signals from the body. vs reafference →reafferentation 58% match — The restoration of an afferent connection to the central nervous system, typically following deafferentation vs reafference →autostimulatory 56% match — That stimulates its own action vs reafference →proprioception 54% match — The sense of the position of parts of the body, relative to other neighbouring parts of the body. vs reafference →afferentation 53% match — The input of sensory information from a body part to the brain vs reafference →autoarousal 53% match — Self-arousal, in particular vs reafference →autostimulate 53% match — to self-stimulate vs reafference →