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Receptor

Receptor Definition And Meaning
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

Receptor Definition And Meaning

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

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