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juxtacapillary receptors

juxtacapillary receptors is the plural of juxtacapillary receptor.

Meaning of juxtacapillary receptor

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

Questions about juxtacapillary receptors

What is juxtacapillary receptors the plural of?
Juxtacapillary receptors is the plural of juxtacapillary receptor.

Words near juxtacapillary receptors in the dictionary

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

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