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KK Pronunciation

〔 rIˋsєptZ 〕

Pronunciation

〔 riˊseptә 〕


Overview of noun receptor

The noun receptor has 2 senses


  • 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)

  • sense organ, sensory receptor, receptor -- (an organ having nerve endings (in the skin or viscera or eye or ear or nose or mouth) that respond to stimulation)