end organ

American

noun

Cell Biology.

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

end organ British

noun

anatomy the expanded end of a peripheral motor or sensory nerve

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Origin of end organ

First recorded in 1875–80

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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.

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