English Explanatory Dictionary

baroreceptor

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A nerve ending that is sensitive to changes in blood pressure.

Word forms

baroreceptor baroreceptors

Etymology

From baro- + receptor.

Synonyms

baroceptor pressoreceptor

Related words

baroreception baroreceptive

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