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/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]
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interoceptor — m. neurol. Receptor interno. Medical Dictionary. 2011. interoceptor Terminación nerviosa sensitiva localizada en células de … Diccionario médico
interoceptor — [in΄tər ō sep′tər] n. [ModL: see INTERNAL & RECEPTOR] an efferent nerve terminal or internal sensory receptor that responds to the internal organs, muscles, blood vessels, and the ear labyrinth interoceptive adj … English World dictionary
interoceptor — noun Date: 1906 a sensory receptor excited by interoceptive stimuli … New Collegiate Dictionary
interoceptor — One of the various forms of small sensory end organs (receptors) situated within the walls of the respiratory and gastrointestinal tracts or in other viscera. [inter + L. capio, to take] * * * in·tero·cep·tor tər n a sensory receptor excited by… … Medical dictionary
interoceptor — n. receptor which responds to stimuli coming from within the body (Physiology) … English contemporary dictionary
interoceptor — in·ter·o·cep·tor … English syllables
interoceptor — n. any receptor organ composed of sensory nerve cells that respond to and monitor changes within the body, such as the stretching of muscles or the acidity of the blood … The new mediacal dictionary
interoceptor — in•ter•o•cep•tor [[t]ˌɪn tə roʊˈsɛp tər[/t]] n. phl a sensory receptor or nerve ending that responds to stimuli originating from within the body • Etymology: 1905–10; inter (ior) + o + ((re)ceptor in ter•o•cep′tive, adj … From formal English to slang
interoceptor — /ɪntəroʊˈsɛptə/ (say intuhroh septuh) noun a nerve ending or sense organ responding to stimuli originating from within the body. {intero inside (New Latin combining form modelled on extero outside) + ceptor. See receptor} …
