Golgi tendon organ
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The Golgi tendon organ is a proprioceptive sensory receptor located at the junction of muscle and tendon that monitors tension and helps prevent muscle damage by triggering reflex inhibition when force becomes excessive.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Golgi tendon organ canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14750366 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Golgi tendon organ Context triple: [Camillo Golgi, eponym, Golgi tendon organ]
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A.
Pacinian corpuscles
Pacinian corpuscles are specialized mechanoreceptors in the skin and other tissues that detect deep pressure and high-frequency vibration.
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B.
Guyon
Guyon is a given name and surname of French origin, often considered a variant or diminutive of the name Guy.
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C.
corpuscles of Pacini
Corpuscles of Pacini are large, onion-like mechanoreceptors in the skin and deeper tissues that detect vibration and deep pressure.
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D.
Tyrocinium anatomicum
Tyrocinium anatomicum is an early 17th-century anatomical textbook that provided a systematic introduction to human anatomy for medical students and scholars.
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E.
Purkinje fibers
Purkinje fibers are specialized cardiac muscle fibers that rapidly conduct electrical impulses through the ventricles, coordinating their synchronized contraction.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Golgi tendon organ Target entity description: The Golgi tendon organ is a proprioceptive sensory receptor located at the junction of muscle and tendon that monitors tension and helps prevent muscle damage by triggering reflex inhibition when force becomes excessive.
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A.
Pacinian corpuscles
Pacinian corpuscles are specialized mechanoreceptors in the skin and other tissues that detect deep pressure and high-frequency vibration.
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B.
Guyon
Guyon is a given name and surname of French origin, often considered a variant or diminutive of the name Guy.
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C.
corpuscles of Pacini
Corpuscles of Pacini are large, onion-like mechanoreceptors in the skin and deeper tissues that detect vibration and deep pressure.
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D.
Tyrocinium anatomicum
Tyrocinium anatomicum is an early 17th-century anatomical textbook that provided a systematic introduction to human anatomy for medical students and scholars.
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E.
Purkinje fibers
Purkinje fibers are specialized cardiac muscle fibers that rapidly conduct electrical impulses through the ventricles, coordinating their synchronized contraction.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.