interoceptor

[in-tuh-roh-sep-ter]

noun Physiology.

a receptor, especially of the viscera, responding to stimuli originating from within the body.

Origin of interoceptor

1905–10; inter(ior) + -o- + (re)ceptor; cf. exteroceptor

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British Dictionary definitions for interoceptors

interoceptor

noun

physiol a sensory receptor of an internal organ (excluding the muscles)Compare exteroceptor, proprioceptor

Derived Formsinteroceptive, adjective

Word Origin for interoceptor

C20: from inter (ior) + (re) ceptor

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interoceptors in Medicine

interoceptor

[ĭn′tər-ō-sĕp′tər]

n.

A specialized sensory nerve receptor that receives and responds to stimuli originating from within the body.

Related formsin′ter•o•cep′tive adj.