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proprioreceptor

proprioreceptor is the alternative form of proprioceptor.

Meaning of proprioceptor

Noun

proprioceptor (plural proprioceptors)

  1. A nerve ending that functions as a sensory receptor in muscles, tendons, joints and the inner ear; they respond to movement and position

Forms of proprioreceptor

pluralproprioreceptors

Questions about proprioreceptor

What is proprioreceptor the alternative form of?
Proprioreceptor is the alternative form of proprioceptor.

Words near proprioreceptor in the dictionary

  1. propriolactone
  2. propriomotor
  3. proprionate
  4. proprionates
  5. proprioreceptive
  6. proprioreceptor
  7. proprioreceptors
  8. proprioreceptory
  9. propriosensitivity
  10. propriospinal
  11. propriospinally

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