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proprioceptor

prop·rio·cep·tor

uncommon

noun

1.

special nerve endings in the muscles and tendons and other organs that respond to stimuli regarding the position and movement of the body

Origin

Coined by English neurophysiologist Charles Sherrington in 1906, originally in the spelling proprio-ceptor, from proprius + clipped receptor.

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