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pres·so·re·cep·tive (pres″o-re-sepґtiv) sensitive to stimuli due to vasomotor activity, such as blood pressure.Medical dictionary. 2011.
pressosensitive — SYN: pressoreceptive. * * * pres·so·sen·si·tive (pres″o senґsĭ tiv) pressoreceptive … Medical dictionary
mechanism — 1. An arrangement or grouping of the parts of anything that has a definite action. 2. The means by which an effect is obtained. 3. The chain of events in a particular process. 4. The detailed description of a reaction pathway. [G. mechane, a… … Medical dictionary
pressosensitivity — The state of being able to perceive changes in pressure. SEE ALSO: pressoreceptive. reflexogenic p. p. also capable of initiating the regulation of heart rate, vascular tone, and blood pressure … Medical dictionary
system — 1. [TA] A consistent and complex whole made up of correlated and semiindependent parts. A complex of functionally related anatomic structures. 2. The entire organism seen as a complex organization of parts. 3. Any complex of structures… … Medical dictionary
