end organ

American  

noun

Cell Biology.

1. one of several specialized structures at the peripheral end of sensory or motor nerve fibers.

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end organ British  

noun

1. anatomy the expanded end of a peripheral motor or sensory nerve

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Etymology

Origin of end organ

First recorded in 1875–80

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end organ

The diffusion of nervous stimuli out of the path of normal discharge which, as a result of the excitation of a peripheral end organ may excite other central organs than those directly connected with it.

From Youth: Its Education, Regimen, and Hygiene by G. Stanley Hall

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