proprioceptor

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Meaning

1. noun A nerve ending that functions as a sensory receptor in muscles, tendons, joints and the inner ear; they respond to movement and position

Similar words

proprioreceptor propriosensitivity protoreceptor baroreceptor pruriceptor sensory receptor mechanoreceptor nociceptor statoreceptor mechanonociceptor

Often followed by

impulses organs system input afferents is fibers signals sense

Word family

proprioceptors