proprioceptor
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proprioceptor
[pro″pre-o-sep´tor]any of the sensory nerve endings that give information concerning movements and position of the body; they occur chiefly in muscles, tendons, and the labyrinth. adj., adj propriocep´tive.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.
pro·pri·o·cep·tor
(prō'prē-ō-sep'tŏr),One of a variety of sensory end organs (such as the muscle spindle and Golgi tendon organ) in muscles, tendons, and joint capsules that sense position or state of contraction.
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proprioceptor
(prō′prē-ō-sĕp′tər)n.
A sensory receptor, found chiefly in muscles, tendons, joints, and the inner ear, that detects the motion or position of the body or a limb by responding to stimuli arising within the organism.
pro′pri·o·cep′tive adj.
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proprioceptor
A sensory end organ that provides information about the position of the body and its parts in space at a particular moment in time; proprioceptors are present in muscle, tendons and joint capsules, and include the muscle spindle and the Golgi tendon organ.Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
pro·pri·o·cep·tor
(prō'prē-ō-sep'tŏr)One of a variety of sensory end organs (such as the muscle spindle and Golgi tendon organ) in muscles, tendons, and joint capsules.
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012
proprioceptor
a receptor structure, linked to the nervous system of animals, that detects internal changes, particularly around joints, in tendons and muscles.Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005