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exteroceptor
[ek-ster-uh-sep-ter]
noun
Physiology.
a receptor responding to stimuli originating outside the body.
exteroceptor
/ ˈɛəəʊˌɛə /
noun
any sensory organ or part of the body, such as the eye, able to receive stimuli from outside the body Compare interoceptor proprioceptor
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Other 51Թ Forms
- ˌٱˈپ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of exteroceptor1
1905–10; extero- ( exteroceptive ) + (re)ceptor
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of exteroceptor1
C20 extero-, from Latin exterus exterior + ( re ) ceptor
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