proprioceptor

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noun

A nerve ending that functions as a sensory receptor in muscles, tendons, joints and the inner ear; they respond to movement and position

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Meanings

nounproprioceptor (plural proprioceptors)

plural proprioceptors

  1. anatomyA nerve ending that functions as a sensory receptor in muscles, tendons, joints and the inner ear; they respond to movement and position

Origin

Coined by English neurophysiologist Charles Sherrington in 1906, originally in the spelling proprio-ceptor, from proprius + clipped receptor.

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APA

proprioceptor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/proprioceptor

MLA

“proprioceptor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/proprioceptor. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “proprioceptor,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/proprioceptor.

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