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
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Senses
Wordset Dictionary
an organ having nerve endings (in the skin or viscera or eye or ear or nose or mouth) that respond to stimulation
Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- sense organ
- plural
- Receptors
- possessive
- Receptor's
- pluralpossessive
- Receptors'