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Receptor

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

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

polysemous

Classifications

Entity Type

Unknownauthoritativeglossary_import_default_pending_classifier
?unassignedlast reviewed

Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
sense organ
plural
Receptors
possessive
Receptor's
pluralpossessive
Receptors'