Home › Words › I › interoceptorinteroceptorinteroceptor · noun — A sensory receptor that detects stimulus within the body.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyFrom intero- (analogical to extero-) + -ceptor.nounA sensory receptor that detects stimulus within the body.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).