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tangoreceptor

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tan⋅go⋅re⋅cep⋅tor

  [tang-goh-ri-sep-ter]
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–noun Physiology, Biology.
a receptor stimulated by touch.
Origin:
< L tang(ere) to touch + -o- + receptor
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tan·go·re·cep·tor   (tāng'gō-rĭ-sěp'tər)   
n.  A cutaneous receptor that responds to touch and pressure.

[Latin tangere, to touch; see tag- in Indo-European roots + receptor.]
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tangoreceptor tan·go·re·cep·tor (tāng'gō-rĭ-sěp'tər)
n.
A cutaneous receptor that responds to touch and pressure.

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