PROPRIOCEPTOR


Meaning of PROPRIOCEPTOR in English

n.

Pronunciation: -t ə r

Function: noun

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin proprius + New Latin -ceptor (as in receptor )

Date: 1906

: a sensory receptor (as a muscle spindle) excited by proprioceptive stimuli (as changes in limb position)

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