NOUN | body | enteroceptor, interoceptor | any receptor that responds to stimuli inside the body |
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Meaning | Any receptor that responds to stimuli inside the body. | |
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Synonym | interoceptor | |
Broader | sense organ, sensory receptor, receptor | An organ having nerve endings (in the skin or viscera or eye or ear or nose or mouth) that respond to stimulation |
Spanish | enteroceptor | |
Catalan | enteroceptor |
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