Medical Definition of Golgi tendon organ
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| 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)
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Golgi Tendon Organ
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