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metaboreceptor

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Etymology

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Blend of metabolic +‎ receptor

Noun

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metaboreceptor (plural metaboreceptors)

  1. (physiology) A type of chemoreceptor, found in skeletal muscle, that responds to an increase in metabolic products and stimulates an increase in circulation in response to exercise