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Golgi tendon organ

Golgi tendon organ noun: a skeletal muscle stretch receptor proprioceptor, situated at the musculotendinous junction.

Noun

Golgi tendon organ (plural Golgi tendon organs)

  1. A skeletal muscle stretch receptor proprioceptor, situated at the musculotendinous junction.
    Synonyms:
    GTO, Golgi organ, Golgi's organ, tendon organ, neurotendinous organ, neurotendinous spindle

Synonyms of Golgi tendon organ

Forms of Golgi tendon organ

pluralGolgi tendon organs

Questions about Golgi tendon organ

What does Golgi tendon organ mean?
Golgi tendon organ means a skeletal muscle stretch receptor proprioceptor, situated at the musculotendinous junction.
What part of speech is Golgi tendon organ?
Golgi tendon organ is a noun.
What is the plural of Golgi tendon organ?
The plural of Golgi tendon organ is Golgi tendon organs.

Words near Golgi tendon organ in the dictionary

  1. Golgi bodies
  2. Golgi body
  3. Golgi complex
  4. Golgi complexes
  5. Golgi organ
  6. Golgi tendon organ
  7. Golgi's method
  8. Golgi's organ
  9. golgin
  10. golgins
  11. golgiosome

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