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interoceptor

n. A sensory receptor that detects stimulus within the body.

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interoceptor

n. any receptor that responds to stimuli inside the body [syn: enteroceptor]

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Interoceptor

An interoceptor is a sensory receptor that detects stimulus within the body. Examples of stimuli that would be detected by interoceptors include blood pressure and blood oxygen level.

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Breathing deeply, with deliberate slowness, he turned on the interior light and checked the strider's damage interoceptor: to learn the position of the limbs and trunk, disregarding the drive units.