ex·tero·cep·tor | \ ˌek-stə-rō-ˈsep-tər 
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\Definition of exteroceptor
: a sense organ excited by exteroceptive stimuli
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exteroceptor
nounex·tero·cep·tor | \ -ˈsep-tər \
\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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The first known use of exteroceptor was in 1906
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