proprioceptor

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌprəʊprɪəˈsɛptə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(prō′prē ə sep′tər)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
pro•pri•o•cep•tor  (prō′prē ə sep′tər),USA pronunciation n. [Physiol.]
  1. Physiologya receptor located in subcutaneous tissues, as muscles, tendons, and joints, that responds to stimuli produced within the body.
  • proprio- + (re)ceptor 1905–10

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
proprioceptor / ˌprəʊprɪəˈsɛptə/
  1. any receptor (as in the gut, blood vessels, muscles, etc) that supplies information about the state of the body
Etymology: 20th Century: from proprio-, from Latin proprius one's own + receptorˌproprioˈceptive
'proprioceptor' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
muscle spindle - pressoreceptor

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