exteroceptor

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E0297700 (ĕk′stə-rō-sĕp′tər)n. A sense organ, such as the ear, that receives and responds to stimuli originating from outside the body.

[Latin exter, outside; see exterior + (re)ceptor.]

ex′ter·o·cep′tive adj.

exteroceptor

(ˈɛkstərəʊˌsɛptə) n (Physiology) any sensory organ or part of the body, such as the eye, able to receive stimuli from outside the body. Compare interoceptor, proprioceptor[C20 extero-, from Latin exterus exterior + (re)ceptor] ˌexteroˈceptive adj

ex•ter•o•cep•tor

(ˌɛk stər əˈsɛp tər)

n. a sensory receptor responding to stimuli originating outside the body. [1905–10; extero- (comb. form of Latin exterus) + (re) ceptor] ex`ter•o•cep′tive, adj.

exteroceptor

A sense organ responding to stimuli from outside the body.

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Noun

exteroceptor - any receptor that responds to stimuli outside the bodysense organ, sensory receptor, receptor - an organ having nerve endings (in the skin or viscera or eye or ear or nose or mouth) that respond to stimulation

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[¦ek·stə·rō¦sep·tər] (physiology) Any sense receptor at the surface of the body that transmits information about the external environment.

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any one of a large group of specialized sensory structures that perceive stimulation arising from the external environment. Exteroceptors are situated on the surface of the bodies of animals and humans (including the mucous membranes of the nose, mouth, and tongue). Depending on the nature of the stimulus perceived, a distinction is made between mechanoreceptors of the skin (tactile), chemoreceptors (gustatory and olfactory organs), thermoreceptors of the skin, photoreceptors, and receptors of the organs of hearing and equilibrium. Dolphins, bats, and noctuids have receptors sensitive to ultrasound; some fishes are sensitive to electric fields.

exteroceptor

[ek″ster-o-sep´tor] a sensory nerve ending stimulated by the immediate external environment, such as those in the skin and mucous membranes. adj., adj exterocep´tive.

ex·ter·o·cep·tor

(eks'ter-ō-sep'tŏr, -tōr), One of the peripheral end organs of the afferent nerves in the skin or mucous membrane, which respond to stimulation by external agents. [L. exterus, external, + receptor, receiver]

exteroceptor

(ĕk′stə-rō-sĕp′tər)n. A sense organ, such as the ear, that receives and responds to stimuli originating from outside the body.

ex′ter·o·cep′tive adj.

ex·ter·o·cep·tor

(eks'tĕr-ō-sep'tŏr) One of the peripheral end organs of the afferent nerves in the skin or mucous membrane that respond to stimulation by external agents. [L. exterus, external, + receptor, receiver]

exteroceptor

Any sense organ receiving external stimuli.

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any sensory organ that detects stimuli such as temperature, light, sound, from outside the organism.

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noun any receptor that responds to stimuli outside the body

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