INTEROCEPTOR


Meaning of INTEROCEPTOR in English

/in'teuh roh sep"teuhr/ , n. Physiol.

a receptor, esp. of the viscera, responding to stimuli originating from within the body.

[ 1905-10; INTER(IOR) + -O- + (RE)CEPTOR; cf. EXTEROCEPTOR ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .