sensatoryn.adj.

1673 R. Ferguson Sober Enq. Nature Moral Virtue ii. 61 In a word the Effluvia of the rankest and worst-scented Body, do not strike more harshly upon the olfactory-Organ nor carry a greater incongruity to the Nerves of that Sensatory.

1680 Counter-plot 8 The Rudimental innate, or ingrafted Principles of Rational nature, whereby we find our Intellectual Faculties to be as much affected with moral evil as our Sensatories are by the most incongruous or ingrateful Objects.

1720 J. Quincy Medico-Physical Ess. ii. 21 in tr. S. Santorio Medicina Statica (ed. 2) The sensatory Organs frequently loose their Offices, insomuch that they have not been able to discern broad day light, nor to hear a Person speak very loud.

1741 A. Monro Anat. Nerves 21 in Anat. Human Bones (ed. 3) The Objections..against the sensatory Nerves acting by Vibrations.

1834 Med. Q. Rev. 2 68 The reader will perceive how little reason there is for Mr. Adams's assertion, that Galen anticipated Sir Charles Bell's discovery of the sensatory and motory nerves.

1881 Amer. Med. Jrnl. 9 99 Such drugs have a local specific action upon the peripheral ends of the sensatory nerves, lessening their sensibility to impressions.

1918 Amer. Perfumer & Essent. Oil Rev. Apr. 50/1 In the examination of smells it has to be considered that the olfactory sensation is often accompanied by other sensatory impressions.

1948 Folk-lore 59 8 It is well known that the sensatory organs of most animals are superior to those of man.

2015 K. N. Rosenfeld Digital Online Culture, Identity, & Schooling 21st Cent. i. 10 Professional virtual reality implies sensatory experiences with the use of dedicated hardware enabling users to feel and manipulate a virtual environment such as in the original professional military flight simulators.