HyperDic: proprioceptor

English > 1 sense of the word proprioceptor:
NOUNbodyproprioceptorspecial nerve endings in the muscles and tendons and other organs that respond to stimuli regarding the position and movement of the body
English > proprioceptor: 1 sense > noun 1, body
MeaningSpecial nerve endings in the muscles and tendons and other organs that respond to stimuli regarding the position and movement of the body.
Broadernerve ending, nerve endThe terminal structure of an axon that does not end at a synapse

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