Definition of exteroceptor
:a sense organ excited by exteroceptive stimuli
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First Known Use of exteroceptor
1906
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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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