tactoreceptor

tactoreceptor
tac·to·re·cep·tor (tăkʹtō-rĭ-sĕp'tər) n.
A receptor that responds to touch.
  [Latin tāctus, touch (from past participle of tangere, to touch. See tag- + receptor.]

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  • tactoreceptor — tac·to·receptor …   English syllables

  • tactoreceptor — |tak(ˌ)tō+ noun Etymology: Latin tactus sense of touch + English o + receptor : tactile receptor …   Useful english dictionary

  • tag- — To touch, handle. 1. Nasalized form *ta n g . tact, tangent, tangible, task, taste, tax; attain, contact, intact, tactoreceptor, tangoreceptor, from …   Universalium

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