n.
Pronunciation: ˌ ber- ō -ri- ' sep-t ə r, ˌ ba-r ə -
Variant: also baro · cep · tor \ ' ber- ō - ˌ sep-t ə r, ' ba-r ō - \
Function: noun
Date: 1948
: a sensory nerve ending especially in the walls of large arteries (as the carotid sinus) that is sensitive to changes in blood pressure