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单词 proprioceptor
释义

proprioceptor

[ proh-pree-uh-sep-ter ]
/ ˌproʊ pri əˈsɛp tər /

noun Physiology.

a receptor located in subcutaneous tissues, as muscles, tendons, and joints, that responds to stimuli produced within the body.

Origin of proprioceptor

First recorded in 1905–10; proprio- + (re)ceptor

Words nearby proprioceptor

proprio-, proprioception, proprioceptive, proprioceptive mechanism, proprioceptive reflex, proprioceptor, proprio motu, proprium, prop root, props, propter hoc
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British Dictionary definitions for proprioceptor

proprioceptor
/ (ˌprəʊprɪəˈsɛptə) /

noun

physiol any receptor (as in the gut, blood vessels, muscles, etc) that supplies information about the state of the bodyCompare exteroceptor, interoceptor

Derived forms of proprioceptor

proprioceptive, adjective

Word Origin for proprioceptor

C20: from proprio-, from Latin proprius one's own + receptor
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for proprioceptor

proprioceptor
[ prō′prē-ō-sĕptər ]

n.

A sensory receptor, commonly found in muscles, tendons, joints, and the inner ear, that detects the motion or position of the body or a limb by responding to stimuli within the organism.

Other words from proprioceptor

pro′pri•o•ceptive adj.
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