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juxtacapillary receptor

juxtacapillary receptor noun: a sensory nerve ending located within the alveolar wall near the pulmonary capillaries, innervated by fibers of the vagus nerve.

Noun

juxtacapillary receptor (plural juxtacapillary receptors)

  1. A sensory nerve ending located within the alveolar wall near the pulmonary capillaries, innervated by fibers of the vagus nerve.
    Synonyms:
    J receptor

Synonyms of juxtacapillary receptor

Forms of juxtacapillary receptor

pluraljuxtacapillary receptors

Questions about juxtacapillary receptor

What does juxtacapillary receptor mean?
Juxtacapillary receptor means a sensory nerve ending located within the alveolar wall near the pulmonary capillaries, innervated by fibers of the vagus nerve.
What part of speech is juxtacapillary receptor?
Juxtacapillary receptor is a noun.
What is the plural of juxtacapillary receptor?
The plural of juxtacapillary receptor is juxtacapillary receptors.

Words near juxtacapillary receptor in the dictionary

  1. juxtaaortic
  2. juxtaapical
  3. juxtaarticular
  4. juxtacanalicular
  5. juxtacapillary
  6. juxtacapillary receptor
  7. juxtacapillary receptors
  8. juxtacapsular
  9. juxtacellular
  10. juxtacellularly
  11. juxtacentromeric

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