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stretch receptor

DEFINITIONS OF: stretch receptor

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n a receptor in a muscle that responds to stretching of the muscle tissue

Type of:
receptor, sense organ, sensory receptor
an organ having nerve endings (in the skin or viscera or eye or ear or nose or mouth) that respond to stimulation
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