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graviceptor

n. any of various specialized nerve endings and receptors located in the inner ear, joints, muscles, and tendons that provide the brain with information regarding body position, equilibrium, and gravitational forces. Also called gravireceptor.

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onanism

onanism

n. coitus interruptus or masturbation. Onanism is named for the biblical character Onan, who “went to his brother’s wife and spilled it [his seed] on the ground” (Genesis 38:9).