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baroceptor

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baroceptor /baro·cep·tor/ (bar″o-sep´ter) baroreceptor.
baroreceptor [bar″o-re-sep´ter]
a sensory nerve terminal that is stimulated by changes in pressure, as those in blood vessel walls. Called also baroceptor and pressoreceptor.
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