"exteroreceptor" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: exteroreceptors [plural]
Etymology: From extero- + receptor. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|extero|receptor}} extero- + receptor Head templates: {{en-noun}} exteroreceptor (plural exteroreceptors)
  1. (physiology) A receptor that responds to stimuli from outside the body Categories (topical): Physiology

Inflected forms

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