"sensory receptor" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sensory receptors [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} sensory receptor (plural sensory receptors)
  1. A sensory nerve ending that recognizes a stimulus in the internal or external environment of an organism. Synonyms: sensory receptor Hyponyms: electroreceptor, baroreceptor, chemoreceptor, hydroreceptor, mechanoreceptor, nociceptor, osmoreceptor, photoreceptor, proprioceptor, thermoreceptor
    Sense id: en-sensory_receptor-en-noun-vYXWl57r Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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