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receptor
noun
(re-cep-tor)
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, sensory receptor,
Antonyms:
effector
,
receptor
noun
(re-cep-tor)
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
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