end organ

/ˌɛnd ˈɔrgən/
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Other forms: end organs

Definitions of end organ
  1. noun
    a specialized structure at the peripheral end of some motor or sensory nerve fibers
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    types:
    end-plate, endplate, motor end plate
    the flattened end of a motor neuron that transmits neural impulses to a muscle
    osmoreceptor
    sensory end organ that responds to changes in osmotic pressure
    type of:
    organ
    a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function
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