proprioceptor
Plural: proprioceptors
Noun
- special nerve endings in the muscles and tendons and other organs that respond to stimuli regarding the position and movement of the body
- A nerve ending that functions as a sensory receptor in muscles, tendons, joints and the inner ear; they respond to movement and position
Origin / Etymology
Coined by English neurophysiologist Charles Sherrington in 1906, originally in the spelling proprio-ceptor, from proprius + clipped receptor.
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