| NOUN | body | stretch receptor | a receptor in a muscle that responds to stretching of the muscle tissue |
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| Meaning | A receptor in a muscle that responds to stretching of the muscle tissue. | |
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| 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 |
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