STRETCH RECEPTOR meaning: Sensors detecting stretch in tissues

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stretch receptor: Medical dictionary

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Definitions from Wikipedia (Stretch receptor)

▸ noun: Stretch receptors are mechanoreceptors responsive to distention of various organs and muscles, and are neurologically linked to the medulla in the brain stem via afferent nerve fibers.

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pressure receptor

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