Medical Definition of Golgi tendon 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 Golgi Tendon Organ

Golgi's stain
Golgi's theory
Golgi-Mazzoni corpuscle
golgiokinesis
Golgi apparatus
Golgi apparatus
Golgi body
Golgi body
golgi cell
Golgi cell
Golgi complex
Golgi complex
Golgi corpuscle
Golgi epithelial cell
Golgi internal reticulum
Golgi tendon organ (current term)
Golgi type II neuron
Golgi type I neuron
Golgi zone
Golgotha
golgothas
goliard
goliardic
goliards
goliardy
golias
goliased
goliases
goliasing
goliath

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