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pressoreceptor

[ pres-oh-ri-sep-ter ]
/ ˌprɛs oʊ rɪˈsɛp tər /

noun Physiology.

a proprioceptor responding to changes of blood pressure.

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Origin of pressoreceptor

First recorded in 1940–45; press(ure) + -o- + receptor

Words nearby pressoreceptor

press on, press one's luck, pressor, pressor base, pressoreceptive, pressoreceptor, pressor fiber, pressor nerve, pressosensitive, press party, press proof
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Medical definitions for pressoreceptor

pressoreceptor
[ prĕs′ō-rĭ-sĕp′tər ]

n.

baroreceptor
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