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gravireceptor
gravireceptor[′grav·ə·ri‚sep·tər] (neuroscience) One of the highly specialized nerve endings and receptor organs located in the skeletal muscles, tendons, joints, and inner ear that furnishes information to the brain with respect to body position, equilibrium, and the direction of gravitational forces. Also known as graviceptor. gravireceptor
grav·i·re·cep·tor (grav'i-rĕ-sep'tŏr) A highly specialized receptor organ and nerve ending in the inner ear, joints, tendons, and muscles that give the brain information about body position, equilibrium, direction of gravitational forces, and the sensation of "down" or "up." [L. gravis, heavy, + receptor] |