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spatial summation

noun

Definition of spatial summation

: sensory summation that involves stimulation of several spatially separated neurons at the same time

First Known Use of spatial summation

1968, in the meaning defined above

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spatial summation

noun

Medical Definition of spatial summation

: sensory summation that involves stimulation of several spatially separated neurons at the same time

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