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end organ

noun

, Cell Biology.
  1. one of several specialized structures at the peripheral end of sensory or motor nerve fibers.


end organ

noun

  1. anatomy the expanded end of a peripheral motor or sensory nerve
“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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Word History and Origins

Origin of end organ1

First recorded in 1875–80
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Example Sentences

Will there be less premature end organ failure?

From Forbes

As a last resort, a surgeon can effectively destroy the inner ear—either by directly damaging the end organs or by cutting the eighth cranial nerve fibers, which carry vestibular information to the brain.

These are the end organs of the sense.

The terminal end organs in the skin and other parts endowed with sensation receive the impressions, which are conveyed to the brain, where they are appreciated.

It has been from time to time suggested that the end organs of the olfactory nerves may be excited, not by chemically active particles, but by "rays," olfactive undulations comparable to those of light.

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