Meaning Of The Word Exteroceptor

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What's The Definition Of Exteroceptor?

exteroceptor in American English
a sense organ receiving stimuli from the external environment, as the eye or the heat receptors in the skin
noun: a receptor responding to stimuli originating outside the body

exteroceptor in British English
noun: any sensory organ or part of the body, such as the eye, able to receive stimuli from outside the body

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