exteroceptor

[ ek-ster-uh-sep-ter ]

noun

, Physiology.

1. a receptor responding to stimuli originating outside the body.

exteroceptor

/ ˈɛkstərəʊˌsɛptə /

noun

1. any sensory organ or part of the body, such as the eye, able to receive stimuli from outside the body Compare interoceptor proprioceptor

Derived Forms

• ˌexteroˈceptive, adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of exteroceptor¹

1905–10; extero- ( exteroceptive ) + (re)ceptor

Word History and Origins

Origin of exteroceptor¹

C20 extero-, from Latin exterus exterior + ( re ) ceptor