metaboreceptor

English

Etymology

Blend of metabolic +‎ receptor

Noun

metaboreceptor (plural metaboreceptors)

  1. (physiology) A type of chemoreceptor, found in skeletal muscle, that responds to an increase in metabolic products and stimulates an increase in circulation in response to exercise
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