baroreceptor Physiol.
(ˌbærəʊrɪˈsɛptə(r))
[f. Gr. βαρό-ς weight + receptor.]
= baroceptor.
| 1951 Jrnl. Physiol. CXIII. 450 The carotid sinus nerve is a mixed afferent nerve containing afferents from the baroreceptors of the carotid sinus. 1955 Sci. News XXXV. 81 Preliminary investigations have not proved that this plexus can function as a baroreceptor, i.e. that it is sensitive to changes in pressure and capable of transmitting such information. |