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proprioceptor definition

pro·prio·cep·tor (-tər)

noun

any of the sensory end organs in the muscles, tendons, etc. that are sensitive to the stimuli originated in these organs by the movement of the body or its parts

Etymology: < L proprius, one's own + (re)ceptor

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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