interoceptor

[ in-tuh-roh-sep-ter ]

noun

, Physiology.

1. a receptor, especially of the viscera, responding to stimuli originating from within the body.

interoceptor

/ ˌɪntərəʊˈsɛptə /

noun

1. physiol a sensory receptor of an internal organ (excluding the muscles) Compare exteroceptor proprioceptor

Derived Forms

• ˌinteroˈceptive, adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of interoceptor¹

1905–10; inter(ior) + -o- + (re)ceptor; exteroceptor

Word History and Origins

Origin of interoceptor¹

C20: from inter ( ior ) + ( re ) ceptor