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单词 interoceptor
释义

interoceptor

[ in-tuh-roh-sep-ter ]
/ ˌɪn tə roʊˈsɛp tər /

noun Physiology.

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

Origin of interoceptor

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

Words nearby interoceptor

internuncial neuron, internuncio, interocclusal distance, interoceanic, interoceptive, interoceptor, interocular, interoffice, interoperable, interosculate, interosseous
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British Dictionary definitions for interoceptor

interoceptor
/ (ˌɪntərəʊˈsɛptə) /

noun

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

Derived forms of interoceptor

interoceptive, adjective

Word Origin for interoceptor

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

Medical definitions for interoceptor

interoceptor
[ ĭn′tər-ō-sĕptər ]

n.

A specialized sensory nerve receptor that receives and responds to stimuli originating from within the body.

Other words from interoceptor

in′ter•o•ceptive adj.
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