stretch receptor

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noun Anatomy, Physiology.

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Origin of stretch receptor

First recorded in 1935–40

The plan is to stretch it out as long as possible, then probably forget about it, and then suddenly remember it.
‘Archer’ Creator Adam Reed Spills Season 6 Secrets, From Surreal Plotlines to Life Post-ISIS|Marlow Stern|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
“You need to stretch kids slightly outside their comfort zones, but never have surprises,” she said.
The Most Inspiring Bits of Temple Grandin’s Reddit AMA|Emily Shire|November 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They started with Not Fade Away and went from one song to another over a 14 minute stretch.
Greil Marcus Talks About Trying to Unlock Rock and Roll in 10 Songs|Allen Barra|November 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The farmers in the area told Ledu that what normally fed them for one year would barely stretch for the next few months.
Liberia’s Ebola Famine|Abby Haglage, Nina Strochlic|November 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST

In the final stretch of the campaign, Gotauco, the Healey volunteer, recorded a song she titled "Integrity in A-Minor."
How to Run a Statewide Campaign on $38|Michael Ames|November 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I could see only the stretch of green before me, and I felt as if I must walk on forever, without coming to the end of it.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
A long stretch of smooth ice followed, over which he glided with ever-increasing speed.
The Giant of the North|R.M. Ballantyne
The hut was barely high enough to let him sit up, and long enough to let him lie down—not to stretch out.
The Giant of the North|R.M. Ballantyne
He had perhaps placed in her hand the weapon that should hasten his own defeat, stretch him bleeding on the sand.
The Wave|Algernon Blackwood
Twenty minutes jogging brought us into a stretch of rough country, a series of knobs and ridges cut by innumerable coulées.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair

stretch receptor

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