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exteroceptor

[ ek-ster-uh-sep-ter ]

noun

, Physiology.
  1. a receptor responding to stimuli originating outside the body.


exteroceptor

/ ˈɛkstərəʊˌsɛptə /

noun

  1. any sensory organ or part of the body, such as the eye, able to receive stimuli from outside the body Compare interoceptor proprioceptor
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌexteroˈceptive, adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of exteroceptor1

1905–10; extero- ( exteroceptive ) + (re)ceptor
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Word History and Origins

Origin of exteroceptor1

C20 extero-, from Latin exterus exterior + ( re ) ceptor

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