# metaboreceptor

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A type of chemoreceptor, found in skeletal muscle, that responds to an increase in metabolic products and stimulates an increase in circulation in response to exercise

## Etymology
Blend of metabolic + receptor.

## Source
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