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exteroreceptor

exteroreceptor noun: a receptor that responds to stimuli from outside the body.

Noun

exteroreceptor (plural exteroreceptors)

  1. A receptor that responds to stimuli from outside the body

Antonyms of exteroreceptor

Forms of exteroreceptor

pluralexteroreceptors

Origin of exteroreceptor

From extero- + receptor.

Questions about exteroreceptor

What does exteroreceptor mean?
Exteroreceptor means a receptor that responds to stimuli from outside the body.
What part of speech is exteroreceptor?
Exteroreceptor is a noun.
What is the plural of exteroreceptor?
The plural of exteroreceptor is exteroreceptors.

Words near exteroreceptor in the dictionary

  1. exteroceptors
  2. exterofective
  3. exterogestation
  4. exteropsychic
  5. exteroreception
  6. exteroreceptor
  7. exteroreceptors
  8. exterosensorimotor
  9. exterplex
  10. exterplexes
  11. exterraneous

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