metaboreceptor

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noun

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

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Meanings

nounmetaboreceptor (plural metaboreceptors)

plural metaboreceptors

  1. medicineA 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

Origin

Blend of metabolic + receptor.

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APA

metaboreceptor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metaboreceptor

MLA

“metaboreceptor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metaboreceptor. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “metaboreceptor,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metaboreceptor.

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