HyperDic: exteroceptor

English > 1 sense of the word exteroceptor:
NOUNbodyexteroceptorany receptor that responds to stimuli outside the body
English > exteroceptor: 1 sense > noun 1, body
MeaningAny receptor that responds to stimuli outside the body.
Broadersense organ, sensory receptor, receptorAn organ having nerve endings (in the skin or viscera or eye or ear or nose or mouth) that respond to stimulation

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