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baroreceptive

baroreceptive adjective: sensitive to changes in blood pressure.

Adjective

baroreceptive (not comparable)

  1. Sensitive to changes in blood pressure.
    • There is also evidence that unstimulated baroreceptive sensitivity is related to pain thresholds [33 ].2015 September 23, “Association between Hypertension and the Prevalence of Low Back Pain and Osteoarthritis in Koreans: A Cross-Sectional Study”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of baroreceptive

From baro- + receptive.

Questions about baroreceptive

What does baroreceptive mean?
Baroreceptive means sensitive to changes in blood pressure.
What part of speech is baroreceptive?
Baroreceptive is an adjective.

Words near baroreceptive in the dictionary

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

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