pressoreceptor

[pres-oh-ri-sep-ter]

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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

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pressoreceptor in Medicine

pressoreceptor

(prĕs′ō-rĭ-sĕp′tər)

n.

baroreceptor

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