"chemoreception" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-chemoreception.wav [US] Forms: chemoreceptions [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree New Latin chēmīader. English chemo- English reception English chemoreception From chemo- + reception. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|chemo-|reception|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree New Latin chēmīader. English chemo- English reception English chemoreception [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "New Latin", "term" : "chēmīa", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "la-new" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "chemo-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "reception", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "chemoreception", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="chemoreception"> From chemo- + reception. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} chemoreception (countable and uncountable, plural chemoreceptions)
  1. the physiological sensory response of a sense organ to a chemical stimulus Tags: countable, uncountable Related terms: chemoreceptive, chemoreceptivity, chemosensor Translations (physiological response): quimiorrecepção [feminine] (Portuguese), quimiorrecepción [feminine] (Spanish)

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