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chemoreceptor

Noun

Meaning

a sensory receptor that responds to chemical stimuli

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Synonyms

eye ear nasal beak honker receptor labyrinthine baroreceptor lamellar corpuscle proprioceptor mechanoreceptor joint receptor muscle spindle meissner's corpuscle free nerve ending
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Hypernyms

receptor sensory receptor sense organ

Hyponyms

nose olfactory organ gustatory organ tastebud carotid body taste bud

Related terms

chemosensory chemoreception

Close letter words and terms

chemoreception chemoreceptive chemoreceptivity chemoreceptor trigger zone chemoreduction chemoreflex