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Definition of recept

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1. receptor [ n ] 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

Synonyms receptor Related Terms structure beta-adrenergic_receptor alpha-adrenergic_receptor

2. receptor [ n ] an organ having nerve endings (in the skin or viscera or eye or ear or nose or mouth) that respond to stimulation

Synonyms sense_organ receptor sensory_receptor Related Terms effector organ eye ear baroreceptor stretch_receptor organ_of_hearing chemoreceptor semicircular_canal inner_ear thermoreceptor lateral_line enteroceptor exteroceptor third_eye sensory_system papilla

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