SENSORIUM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sensorium mean? 

• SENSORIUM (noun)
  The noun SENSORIUM has 1 sense:

1. the areas of the brain that process and register incoming sensory information and make possible the conscious awareness of the world

  Familiarity information: SENSORIUM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SENSORIUM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The areas of the brain that process and register incoming sensory information and make possible the conscious awareness of the world

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("sensorium" is a kind of...):

cortical area; cortical region (any of various regions of the cerebral cortex)

 Context examples 

Associated signs of peripheral hypoperfusion (e.g. cool extremities, oliguria, altered sensorium) or a cardiac index of less than 2.2L/min/m^(2) are present.

(History of Cardiogenic Shock, NCI Thesaurus)

Associated signs of hypoperfusion (cool and clammy skin, oliguria, or altered sensorium) or a cardiac index of less than 2.2 L/min/m2 are present.

(Killip Class, NCI Thesaurus)

Associated signs of hypoperfusion (cool and clammy skin, oliguria, or altered sensorium) or a cardiac index of less than 2.2 L/min/m^(2) are present.

(History of Cardiogenic Shock, NCI Thesaurus)