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   The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.  2000.
 
interoceptor
 
SYLLABICATION:in·ter·o·cep·tor
PRONUNCIATION:  ntr--sptr
NOUN: A specialized sensory nerve receptor that receives and responds to stimuli originating from within the body.
ETYMOLOGY: inter(ior) + (re)ceptor.
OTHER FORMS:inter·o·ceptive —ADJECTIVE
 
 
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