INTEROCEPTOR


Meaning of INTEROCEPTOR in English

-ptə(r) noun

( -s )

Etymology: inter- (as in interior ) + -o- + -ceptor (as in receptor )

: a receptor (as in the wall of the alimentary tract) responsive to stimuli originating within the body and especially in the viscera — compare exteroceptor

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