chemoreceptor

Noun

Meaning

a sensory receptor that responds to chemical stimuli

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

eye ear nasal beak honker receptor labyrinthine sensory receptor baroreceptor mechanoreceptor Merkel cell free nerve ending muscle spindle carotid body chemoceptor
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Hypernyms

receptor sensory receptor sense organ

Hyponyms

nose olfactory organ taste bud gustatory organ tastebud carotid body

Related terms

chemosensory chemoreception

Close letter words and terms

chemoreception chemoreceptive chemoreceptivity chemoreceptor trigger zone chemoreduction chemoreflex