English

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Etymology

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From baro- +‎ receptive.

Adjective

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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[1], →DOI:
      There is also evidence that unstimulated baroreceptive sensitivity is related to pain thresholds [33 ].