Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A cutaneous receptor that responds to touch and pressure.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Latin tangere, to touch; see tag- in Indo-European roots + receptor.]

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