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end′ or′gan, [Cell Biol.]
  1. Cell Biologyone of several specialized structures at the peripheral end of sensory or motor nerve fibers.
  • 1875–80

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
end organ n
  1. the expanded end of a peripheral motor or sensory nerve
'end organ' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
receptive - receptor - Ruffini's corpuscle

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