pressoreceptor

[ pres-oh-ri-sep-ter ]

/ ˌprɛs oʊ rɪˈsɛp tər /

noun Physiology.

a proprioceptor responding to changes of blood pressure.

Nearby words

pressor, pressor base, pressor fiber, pressor nerve, pressoreceptive, pressoreceptor, pressosensitive, pressroom, pressrun, presstitute, pressure

Origin of pressoreceptor

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

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Medicine definitions for pressoreceptor

pressoreceptor

[ prĕs′ō-rĭ-sĕp′tər ]

n.

baroreceptor

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