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beneceptor (medicine) and boat-shaped abdomen (medicine)


beneceptor (medicine)


beneceptor
<physiology> A nerve organ or mechanism (ceptor) for the appreciation and transmission of stimuli of a beneficial character.

Compare: nociceptor.

Origin: L. Bene, well, + capio, to take


boat-shaped abdomen (medicine)


boat-shaped abdomen -->
scaphoid abdomen


A condition in which the anterior abdominal wall is sunken and presents a concave rather than a convex contour.

Synonym: boat-shaped abdomen, navicular abdomen.