- pressoreceptor
- SYN: baroreceptor.
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pres·so·re·cep·tor (pres″o-re-sepґtər) baroreceptor.
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pressoreceptor
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pressoreceptor — /pres oh ri sep teuhr/, n. Physiol. a proprioceptor responding to changes of blood pressure. [1940 45; PRESS(URE) + O + RECEPTOR] * * * … Universalium
pressoreceptor — pres·so·receptor … English syllables
pressoreceptor — |presō+ noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary presso (from Latin pressura pressure) + receptor : a proprioceptor that responds to alteration of blood pressure … Useful english dictionary
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