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ex⋅ter⋅o⋅cep⋅tor

  [ek-ster-uh-sep-ter]
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–noun Physiology.
a receptor responding to stimuli originating outside the body.
Origin:
1905–10; extero- (see exteroceptive ) + (re)ceptor
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ex·ter·o·cep·tor   (ěk'stə-rō-sěp'tər)   
n.  A sense organ, such as the ear, that receives and responds to stimuli originating from outside the body.

[Latin exter, outside; see exterior + (re)ceptor.]
ex'ter·o·cep'tive adj.
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Main Entry: ex·tero·cep·tor
Pronunciation: -'sep-t&r
Function: noun
: a sense receptor (as of touch, temperature, smell, vision, orhearing) excited by exteroceptive stimuli —compare INTEROCEPTOR
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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exteroceptor ex·ter·o·cep·tor (ěk'stə-rō-sěp'tər)
n.
One of the peripheral end organs of the afferent nerves in the skin or mucous membranes that respond to stimuli from outside the body.

ex'ter·o·cep'tive adj.

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