proprioceptor noun. ['prǝʊprɪǝ(ʊ)sɛptǝ] E20.
[from Latin proprius own + -O- + RE)CEPTOR.]
Physiology. A sensory receptor which receives stimuli from within the body (usu. other than the gut); spec. one that responds to position and movement. Cf. INTEROCEPTOR.

■ proprioception noun the reception of information by proprioceptors and its interpretation E20.

■ proprioceptive adjective E20.

■ proprioceptively adverb M20.

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