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noun
A nerve ending that functions as a sensory receptor in muscles, tendons, joints and the inner ear; they respond to movement and position
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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noun
special nerve endings in the muscles and tendons and other organs that respond to stimuli regarding the position and movement of the body
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: nerve ending, nerve end
History
Coined by English neurophysiologist Charles Sherrington in 1906, originally in the spelling proprio-ceptor, from proprius + clipped receptor.
