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exteroceptor
[ ek-ster-uh-sep-ter ]
/ ˌɛk stər əˈsɛp tər /
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noun Physiology.
a receptor responding to stimuli originating outside the body.
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Origin of exteroceptor
Words nearby exteroceptor
externalize, externalizer, external relation, externship, exteroceptive, exteroceptor, exterritorial, extinct, extinct in the wild, extinction, extinctive
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British Dictionary definitions for exteroceptor
exteroceptor
/ (ˈɛkstərəʊˌsɛptə) /
noun
any sensory organ or part of the body, such as the eye, able to receive stimuli from outside the bodyCompare interoceptor, proprioceptor
Derived forms of exteroceptor
exteroceptive, adjectiveWord Origin for exteroceptor
C20 extero-, from Latin exterus exterior + (re) ceptor
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