Definition of proprioceptor in English:
proprioceptor
noun ˈprəʊprɪə(ʊ)sɛptəˌprōprēəˈseptər
Physiology A sensory receptor which receives stimuli from within the body, especially one that responds to position and movement.
Example sentencesExamples
- Free nerve endings, including proprioceptors and nociceptors, have been identified within labral tissue, which may explain decreased proprioception and pain in an athlete with a torn acetabular labrum.
- Within the ventral nerve cord, the axon projections of tactile receptors and proprioceptors are strictly separated.
- Various types of receptors convey specific types of stimuli, including exteroceptors, interoceptors, proprioceptors, or chemoceptors.
- This response is thought to be neurally mediated by impulses originating from the muscle spindles in the exercising muscles, tendons, and proprioceptors in the joints.
- The primary mechanoreceptors in the chest are the muscle spindle endings and tendon organs of the respiratory muscles and the joint proprioceptor.
Origin
Early 20th century: from Latin proprius 'own' + receptor.