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sensor

noun sen·sor \ˈsen-ˌs(ə)r, ˈsen(t)-sər\

Medical Definition of SENSOR

:  a device that responds to a physical stimulus (as heat, light, sound, pressure, magnetism, or a particular motion) and transmits a resulting impulse (as for measurement or operating a control); also :  sense organ

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