Definition of receptor

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Definition 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)

    Synonyms

    1. sense organ
    2. sensory 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)

See definition of receptor in Merriam Webster