Medical Definition of Neurotendinous organ

1. A proprioceptive sensory nerve ending embedded among the fibres of a tendon, often near the musculotendinous junction; it is compressed and activated by any increase of the tendon's tension, caused either by active contraction or passive stretch of the corresponding muscle. Synonym: neurotendinous organ, neurotendinous spindle. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Neurotendinous Organ

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neurotendinous organ (current term)
neurotendinous spindle
neurotensin
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neurothekeoma
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