proprioceptor
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Coined by English neurophysiologist Charles Sherrington in 1906, originally in the spelling proprio-ceptor, from proprius + clipped receptor.
Noun
[edit]proprioceptor (plural proprioceptors)
- (anatomy) A nerve ending that functions as a sensory receptor in muscles, tendons, joints and the inner ear; they respond to movement and position
Related terms
[edit]Romanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from French propriocepteur.
Noun
[edit]proprioceptor m (plural proprioceptori)
Declension
[edit]Declension of proprioceptor
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) proprioceptor | proprioceptorul | (niște) proprioceptori | proprioceptorii |
| genitive/dative | (unui) proprioceptor | proprioceptorului | (unor) proprioceptori | proprioceptorilor |
| vocative | proprioceptorule | proprioceptorilor | ||