baroreceptive

English

Etymology

baro- +‎ receptive

Adjective

baroreceptive (not comparable)

  1. Sensitive to changes in blood pressure
    • 2015 September 23, “Association between Hypertension and the Prevalence of Low Back Pain and Osteoarthritis in Koreans: A Cross-Sectional Study”, in PLOS ONE‎, DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0138790:
      There is also evidence that unstimulated baroreceptive sensitivity is related to pain thresholds [33 ].
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