stretch receptor

noun Anatomy, Physiology.

muscle spindle.

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Origin of stretch receptor

First recorded in 1935–40

Words nearby stretch receptor

stretch a point, stretch limo, stretch mark, stretch mill, stretch one's legs, stretch receptor, stretch reflex, stretch runner, stretcher, stretcher-bearer, stretchie
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Medical definitions for stretch receptor

stretch receptor

n.

A sensory receptor in a muscle that responds to the stretching of tissue.
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