Proprioceptor

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A nerve ending that functions as a sensory receptor in muscles, tendons, joints and the inner ear; they respond to movement and position
  2. 2
    special nerve endings in the muscles and tendons and other organs that respond to stimuli regarding the position and movement of the body wordnet

Etymology

Coined by English neurophysiologist Charles Sherrington in 1906, originally in the spelling proprio-ceptor, from proprius + clipped receptor.

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inner ear

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