baroreceptor
noun
baro·re·cep·tor
| \ ˌber-ō-ri-ˈsep-tər
, ˌba-rō-\
, ˌba-rō-\
variants:
or less commonly baroceptor \ ˈber-ō-ˌsep-tər
, ˈba-rō- \
, ˈba-rō- \
Definition of baroreceptor
: a sensory nerve ending especially in the walls of large arteries (such as the carotid sinus) that is sensitive to changes in blood pressure
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baroreceptor
noun
baro·re·cep·tor
| \ ˌbar-ō-ri-ˈsep-tər
\
\
variants:
also baroceptor \ -ō-ˈsep-
\
\
Medical Definition of baroreceptor
: a sensory nerve ending especially in the walls of large arteries (as the carotid sinus and arch of the aorta) that is sensitive to changes in blood pressure
— called also pressoreceptor