See Also: proprioceptor(medicine)
proprioceptor(dictionary)

proprioceptor (iou)



proprioceptor noun. E20.
[from Latin proprius own + -O- + RE)CEPTOR.]
Physiology. A sensory receptor which receives stimuli from within the body (usu. other than the gut); spec. one that responds to position and movement. Cf. INTEROCEPTOR.
proprioception noun the reception of information by proprioceptors and its interpretation E20.
proprioceptive adjective E20.
proprioceptively adverb M20.