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metaboreceptor

metaboreceptor noun: a type of chemoreceptor, found in skeletal muscle, that responds to an increase in metabolic products and stimulates an increase in circulation in response to exercise.

Noun

metaboreceptor (plural metaboreceptors)

  1. A type of chemoreceptor, found in skeletal muscle, that responds to an increase in metabolic products and stimulates an increase in circulation in response to exercise

Forms of metaboreceptor

pluralmetaboreceptors

Origin of metaboreceptor

Blend of metabolic + receptor.

Questions about metaboreceptor

What does metaboreceptor mean?
Metaboreceptor means a type of chemoreceptor, found in skeletal muscle, that responds to an increase in metabolic products and stimulates an increase in circulation in response to exercise.
What part of speech is metaboreceptor?
Metaboreceptor is a noun.
What is the plural of metaboreceptor?
The plural of metaboreceptor is metaboreceptors.

Words near metaboreceptor in the dictionary

  1. metabonomical
  2. metabonomically
  3. metabonomics
  4. metaborate
  5. metaborates
  6. metaboreceptor
  7. metaboreceptors
  8. metaboreflex
  9. metaboreflexes
  10. metaboric
  11. metaboric acid

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