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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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