proprioceptor

noun

proprioceptor

noun

Etymology Coined by English neurophysiologist Charles Sherrington in 1906, originally in the spelling proprio-ceptor, from proprius + clipped receptor.

Anatomy, Medicine, Sciences A nerve ending that functions as a sensory receptor in muscles, tendons, joints and the inner ear; they respond to movement and position

Related terms: proprioception, proprioceptory

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