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exteroceptor

[ek-ster-uh-sep-ter]
noun Physiology.
  1. a receptor responding to stimuli originating outside the body.
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Origin of exteroceptor

1905–10; extero- (see exteroceptive) + (re)ceptor
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British Dictionary definitions for exteroceptor

exteroceptor

noun
  1. any sensory organ or part of the body, such as the eye, able to receive stimuli from outside the bodyCompare interoceptor, proprioceptor
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Derived Formsexteroceptive, adjective

Word Origin for exteroceptor

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

exteroceptor

(ĕk′stə-rō-sĕp′tər)
n.
  1. One of the peripheral end organs of the afferent nerves in the skin or mucous membranes that respond to stimuli from outside the body.
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Related formsex′ter•o•cep′tive adj.
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