stretch receptor

noun

Word History

First Known Use

1936, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of stretch receptor was in 1936

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“Stretch receptor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stretch%20receptor. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.

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