End-organ
noun, Cell Biology.
1.
one of several specialized structures at the peripheral end of sensory or motor nerve fibers.
noun
1.
(anatomy) the expanded end of a peripheral motor or sensory nerve
end organ n.
The encapsulated termination of a sensory nerve.
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