exteroceptor

[ ek-ster-uh-sep-ter ]
/ ˌɛk stər əˈsɛp tər /

noun Physiology.

a receptor responding to stimuli originating outside the body.

Origin of exteroceptor

1905–10; extero- (see exteroceptive) + (re)ceptor

Words nearby exteroceptor

externalization, externalize, externalizer, externship, exteroceptive, exteroceptor, exterofective, exterritorial, extima, extinct, extinction

British Dictionary definitions for exteroceptor

exteroceptor
/ (ˈɛkstərəʊˌsɛptə) /

noun

any sensory organ or part of the body, such as the eye, able to receive stimuli from outside the body Compare interoceptor, proprioceptor

Derived forms of exteroceptor

exteroceptive, adjective

Word Origin for exteroceptor

C20 extero-, from Latin exterus exterior + ( re) ceptor

Medical definitions for exteroceptor

exteroceptor
[ ĕk′stə-rō-sĕp′tər ]

n.

One of the peripheral end organs of the afferent nerves in the skin or mucous membranes that respond to stimuli from outside the body.

Other words from exteroceptor

ex′ter•o•cep′tive adj.