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pruriceptors

pruriceptors is the plural of pruriceptor.

Meaning of pruriceptor

Noun

pruriceptor (plural pruriceptors)

  1. A nerve ending that acts as a receptor of itching sensations

Questions about pruriceptors

What is pruriceptors the plural of?
Pruriceptors is the plural of pruriceptor.

Words near pruriceptors in the dictionary

  1. prunus
  2. pruny
  3. pruriception
  4. pruriceptive
  5. pruriceptor
  6. pruriceptors
  7. prurience
  8. pruriences
  9. pruriencies
  10. pruriency
  11. prurient

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