Receptor
nounid
121348·updated May 18, 2026verified
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
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- sense organ
- plural
- Receptors
- possessive
- Receptor's
- pluralpossessive
- Receptors'
Framework definitions
- §1
- an organ having nerve endings (in the skin or viscera or eye or ear or nose or mouth) that respond to stimulation
- §2
- 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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