proprioceptor

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pro⋅pri⋅o⋅cep⋅tor

[proh-pree-uh-sep-ter]

–noun Physiology.

a receptor located in subcutaneous tissues, as muscles, tendons, and joints, that responds to stimuli produced within the body.

Origin:
1905–10; proprio- + (re)ceptor

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pro·pri·o·cep·tor (prō'prē-ō-sěp'tər)

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·cep'tive adj.

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Main Entry: pro·prio·cep·tor
Pronunciation: -'sep-t&r
Function: noun
: a sensory receptor that is located deep in the tissues (as inskeletal or heart muscle, tendons, the gastrointestinal wall, or the carotid sinus) and that functions in proprioception (as in response to changes of physical tension or chemical condition within thebody)

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proprioceptor pro·pri·o·cep·tor (prō'prē-ō-sěp'tər)
n.
A sensory receptor, commonly found in muscles, tendons, joints, and the inner ear, that detects the motion or position of the body or a limb by responding to stimuli within the organism.

pro'pri·o·cep'tive adj.

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