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stretch receptor

noun

Anatomy, Physiology.


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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of stretch receptor1

First recorded in 1935–40
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Other insects do this, such as the kissing bug, which uses a "stretch receptor" in its abdomen to monitor its size, Shingleton explained.

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