- baroreceptor
- also baroceptor noun Date: 1948 a sensory nerve ending especially in the walls of large arteries (as the carotid sinus) that is sensitive to changes in blood pressure
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baroreceptor — BARORECEPTÓR, baroreceptori, s.m. Trimis de paula, 05.04.2002. Sursa: DOOM BARORECEPTÓR s.m. Presoreceptor. (din fr. barorécepteur) Trimis de tavi, 13.09.2007. Sursa: MDN baroreceptór s. m., pl. baroreceptóri … Dicționar Român
baroreceptor — [bar΄ō ri sep′tər] n. a nerve ending sensitive to pressure: in the circulatory system they help regulate the dilation of blood vessels by reacting to blood pressure: also baroceptor … English World dictionary
Baroreceptor — Baroreceptors (or baroceptors) in the human body detect the pressure of blood flowing through them, and can send messages to the central nervous system to increase or decrease total peripheral resistance and cardiac output. They are stretch… … Wikipedia
baroreceptor — n. [Gr. baros, weight; L. capere, to take] An organ perceiving changes in pressure … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
baroreceptor — (= baroceptor) In an organism, a receptor that is sensitive to pressure … Dictionary of molecular biology
baroreceptor — /bar oh ri sep teuhr/, n. a nerve ending, as one of those located in the blood vessels, that responds to changes in pressure. [1950 55; BARO + RECEPTOR] * * * … Universalium
baroreceptor — noun A nerve ending that is sensitive to changes in blood pressure … Wiktionary
baroreceptor — 1. In general, any sensor of pressure changes. 2. Sensory nerve ending in the wall of the auricles of the heart, vena cava, aortic arch, and carotid … Medical dictionary
baroreceptor — ba|ro|re|cep|tor Mot Agut Nom masculí … Diccionari Català-Català
baroreceptor — noun Zoology a receptor sensitive to changes in pressure … English new terms dictionary
