exteroceptor

Definition of Exteroceptor in English :

1. exteroceptor

any receptor that responds to stimuli outside the body

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Exteroceptor

noun

any sensory organ or part of the body, such as the eye, able to receive stimuli from outside the body

Compare interoceptor, proprioceptor

noun

a sense organ receiving stimuli from the external environment, as the eye or the heat receptors in the skin

n.

A sense organ, such as the ear, that receives and responds to stimuli originating from outside the body.