What does receptor mean in English? Meaning of receptor definition and abbreviation with examples.
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What is "receptor" in English? Definition and Explanations
Meaning of "receptor": 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
Noun
Meaning: 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
Hypernyms: anatomical structure
bodily structure
body structure
complex body part
structure
Meaning of "receptor": an organ having nerve endings (in the skin or viscera or eye or ear or nose or mouth) that respond to stimulation
Noun
Meaning: an organ having nerve endings (in the skin or viscera or eye or ear or nose or mouth) that respond to stimulation
Synonyms: receptor
sense organ
sensory receptor
Hyponyms: baroreceptor
chemoreceptor
ear
enteroceptor
exteroceptor
eye
inner ear
internal ear
interoceptor
labyrinth
lateral line
lateral line organ
oculus
optic
organ of hearing
pineal eye
semicircular canal
stretch receptor
thermoreceptor
third eye
Hypernyms: organ
Part Holonyms: papilla
Antonyms: effector
Adjective: (biochemistry, medicine) A protein on a cell wall that binds with specific molecules so that they can be absorbed into the cell in order to control certain functions. 2001: In the target organ, the drug is recognised by ‘receptors’. These are large molecules, usually proteins, to which the drug binds tightly and with a high degree of specificity. — Leslie Iversen, Drugs: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford 2001, p. 24)2001: In the target organ, the drug is recognised by ‘receptors’. These are large molecules, usually proteins, to which the drug binds tightly and with a high degree of specificity. — Leslie Iversen, Drugs: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford 2001, p. 24)(biology) Any specialized cell or structure that responds to sensory stimuli.
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