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mechanoreceptor

n. a receptor that is sensitive to mechanical forms of stimuli. Examples of mechanoreceptors are the receptors in the ear that translate sound waves into nerve impulses, the touch receptors in the skin, and the receptors in the joints and muscles (see proprioceptor).

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character disorder

formerly, in psychoanalysis, an alternative name for personality disorder.