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English noun: receptor | |||
| 1. | receptor (body) 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 | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, structure | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | alpha receptor, alpha-adrenergic receptor, alpha-adrenoceptor, beta receptor, beta-adrenergic receptor, beta-adrenoceptor | ||
| 2. | receptor (body) an organ having nerve endings (in the skin or viscera or eye or ear or nose or mouth) that respond to stimulation | ||
| Synonyms | sense organ, sensory receptor | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | organ | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | baroreceptor, chemoreceptor, ear, enteroceptor, exteroceptor, eye, inner ear, internal ear, interoceptor, labyrinth, lateral line, lateral line organ, oculus, optic, organ of hearing, pineal eye, semicircular canal, stretch receptor, thermoreceptor, third eye | ||
| Part holonym | papilla | ||
| Part meronym | sensory system | ||
| Antonyms | effector | ||
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