interoceptor (ˌɪntərəʊˈsɛptə) ![]() | |
| —n | |
| physiol exteroceptor Compare proprioceptor a sensory receptor of an internal organ (excluding the muscles) | |
| [C20: from | |
| intero'ceptive | |
| —adj | |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
interoceptive in·ter·o·cep·tive (in'ter-ō-sep'tiv)
n.
relating to the sensory nerve cells innervating the viscera (thoracic, abdominal and pelvic organs, and the cardiovascular system), their sensory end organs, or the information they convey to the spinal cord and the brain