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baroreception

baroreception noun: the physiological sensory response to changes in blood pressure.

Noun

baroreception (uncountable)

  1. The physiological sensory response to changes in blood pressure.

Origin of baroreception

From baro- + reception.

Questions about baroreception

What does baroreception mean?
Baroreception means the physiological sensory response to changes in blood pressure.
What part of speech is baroreception?
Baroreception is a noun.

Words near baroreception in the dictionary

  1. baroquer
  2. baroques
  3. baroquest
  4. baroquey
  5. baroquism
  6. baroreception
  7. baroreceptive
  8. baroreceptor
  9. baroreceptors
  10. baroreflex
  11. baroreflexes

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