Medical Term:
feedback
Pronunciation: fēd′bak
Definition:
- In a given system, the return, as input, of some of the output, as a regulatory mechanism; regulation of a furnace by a thermostat.
- An explanation for the learning of motor skills: sensory stimuli set up by muscle contractions modulate the activity of the motor system.
- The feeling evoked by another person's reaction to oneself.
See: biofeedback
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