bar·o·re·cep·tor (b r  -r -s p tr)n. A sensory nerve ending that is stimulated by changes in pressure, especially one in the walls of blood vessels such as the carotid sinus. |
baroreceptor [ˈbærəʊrɪˌsɛptə], baroceptor
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) a collection of sensory nerve endings, principally in the carotid sinuses and the aortic arch, that monitor blood pressure changes in the body
| baroreceptor (br-r-sptr) A cell or sense organ found in the walls of the body's major arteries and stimulated by changes in blood pressure. Signals from baroceptors lead to a reduction in arterial blood pressure. |
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| Noun | 1. | baroreceptor - a sensory receptor that responds to pressure sense organ, sensory receptor, receptor - an organ having nerve endings (in the skin or viscera or eye or ear or nose or mouth) that respond to stimulation |
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