stretch receptor
noun Anatomy, Physiology.
Origin of stretch receptor
First recorded in 1935–40
Words nearby stretch receptor
stretch a point,
stretch limo,
stretch mark,
stretch mill,
stretch one's legs,
stretch receptor,
stretch reflex,
stretch runner,
stretcher,
stretcher-bearer,
stretchie
Medical definitions for stretch receptor
stretch receptor
n.
A sensory receptor in a muscle that responds to the stretching of tissue.