pro·pri·o·cep·tor (pr  pr --s p t r)n. A sensory receptor, found chiefly in muscles, tendons, joints, and the inner ear, that detects the motion or position of the body or a limb by responding to stimuli arising within the organism. [Latin proprius, one's own; see per1 in Indo-European roots + (re)ceptor.] pro pri·o·ceptive adj. |
proprioceptor [ˌprəʊprɪəˈsɛptə]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) Physiol any receptor (as in the gut, blood vessels, muscles, etc.) that supplies information about the state of the body Compare exteroceptor, interoceptor
[from proprio-, from Latin proprius one's own + receptor]
proprioceptive adj
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| Noun | 1. | proprioceptor - special nerve endings in the muscles and tendons and other organs that respond to stimuli regarding the position and movement of the body nerve end, nerve ending - the terminal structure of an axon that does not end at a synapse |
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