About The Word Receptor
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Receptor
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What's The Definition Of Receptor?
[n] an organ having nerve endings (in the skin or viscera or eye or ear or nose or mouth) that respond to stimulation
[n] a cellular structure that is postulated to exist in order to mediate between a chemical agent that acts on nervous tissue and the physiological response Synonyms | Synonyms for Receptor: sense organ | sensory receptor Related Terms | Find terms related to Receptor: See Also | alpha receptor | alpha-adrenergic receptor | alpha-adrenoceptor | anatomical structure | baroreceptor | beta receptor | beta-adrenergic receptor | beta-adrenoceptor | bodily structure | body structure | chemoreceptor | complex body part | ear | enteroceptor | exteroceptor | eye | inner ear | internal ear | interoceptor | labyrinth | lateral line | lateral line organ | oculus | optic | organ | organ of hearing | papilla | peeper | pineal eye | semicircular canal | sensory system | stretch receptor | structure | thermoreceptor | third eye |
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