Proprioceptor Definition

prōprē-ō-sĕptər
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.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Proprioceptor

Noun

Singular:
proprioceptor
Plural:
proprioceptors

Origin of Proprioceptor

  • Latin proprius one's own per1 in Indo-European roots (re)ceptor

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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RORTOR

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