stretch receptor

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   a receptor in a muscle that responds to stretching of the muscle tissue

   Broadersense organ

Questions about stretch receptor

What does stretch receptor mean?

stretch receptor means "a receptor in a muscle that responds to stretching of the muscle tissue".

Is stretch receptor a common word?

stretch receptor is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.