"muscle spindle" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: muscle spindles [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} muscle spindle (plural muscle spindles)
  1. A stretch receptor within the body of a skeletal muscle that detects changes in the length of the muscle. Wikipedia link: muscle spindle
    Sense id: en-muscle_spindle-en-noun-PVCb~Ak0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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