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Definition of: interoceptor
(in′tər·ə·sep′tər) noun Physiol.
A peripheral sense organ excited by internal stimuli arising chiefly within the viscera: also spelled enteroceptor. Compare EXTEROCEPTOR. [<intero- <INTERNAL + (RE)CEPTOR]
—in′ter·o·cep′tive adjective
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