stretch receptor
Noun
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A receptor in a muscle that responds to stretching of the muscle tissue (synset 105331002)
is a type of: receptor, sense organ, sensory receptor - an organ having nerve endings (in the skin or viscera or eye or ear or nose or mouth) that respond to stimulation
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