proprioceptor
[ proh-pree-uh-sep-ter ]
nounPhysiology.
a receptor located in subcutaneous tissues, as muscles, tendons, and joints, that responds to stimuli produced within the body.
Origin of proprioceptor
1First recorded in 1905–10; proprio- + (re)ceptor
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British Dictionary definitions for proprioceptor
proprioceptor
/ (ˌprəʊprɪəˈsɛptə) /
noun
physiol any receptor (as in the gut, blood vessels, muscles, etc) that supplies information about the state of the body: Compare exteroceptor, interoceptor
Origin of proprioceptor
1C20: from proprio-, from Latin proprius one's own + receptor
Derived forms of proprioceptor
- proprioceptive, adjective
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