exteroceptor
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noun \-tər\Definition of EXTEROCEPTOR
: a sense organ excited by exteroceptive stimuli
First Known Use of EXTEROCEPTOR
1906
ex·tero·cep·tor
noun \-ˈsep-tər\ (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of EXTEROCEPTOR
: a sense receptor (as of touch, temperature, smell, vision, or hearing) excited by exteroceptive stimuli—compare interoceptor
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