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exteroceptor
[ ek-ster-uh-sep-ter ]
noun
Physiology.
- a receptor responding to stimuli originating outside the body.
exteroceptor
/ ˈɛ°ì²õ³ÙÉ™°ùəʊˌ²õÉ›±è³ÙÉ™ /
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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Derived Forms
- ËŒ±ð³æ³Ù±ð°ù´Çˈ³¦±ð±è³Ù¾±±¹±ð, adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of exteroceptor1
1905–10; extero- ( exteroceptive ) + (re)ceptor
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of exteroceptor1
C20 extero-, from Latin exterus exterior + ( re ) ceptor
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