"neuroreceptor" meaning in English

See neuroreceptor in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: neuroreceptors [plural]
Etymology: neuro- + receptor Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|neuro|receptor}} neuro- + receptor Head templates: {{en-noun}} neuroreceptor (plural neuroreceptors)
  1. (neuroscience) The site on a neuron that receives an impulse across a synapse Categories (topical): Neuroscience
    Sense id: en-neuroreceptor-en-noun-YzRGYLwg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with neuro- Topics: medicine, neuroscience, sciences

Inflected forms

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