proprioceptor
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]| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
| nominative-accusative | proprioceptor | proprioceptorul | proprioceptori | proprioceptorii | |
| genitive-dative | proprioceptor | proprioceptorului | proprioceptori | proprioceptorilor | |
| vocative | proprioceptorule | proprioceptorilor | |||