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neuroreceptor

neuroreceptor noun: the site on a neuron that receives an impulse across a synapse.

Noun

neuroreceptor (plural neuroreceptors)

  1. The site on a neuron that receives an impulse across a synapse

Forms of neuroreceptor

pluralneuroreceptors

Origin of neuroreceptor

From neuro- + receptor.

Questions about neuroreceptor

What does neuroreceptor mean?
Neuroreceptor means the site on a neuron that receives an impulse across a synapse.
What part of speech is neuroreceptor?
Neuroreceptor is a noun.
What is the plural of neuroreceptor?
The plural of neuroreceptor is neuroreceptors.

Words near neuroreceptor in the dictionary

  1. neuroradiologically
  2. neuroradiologist
  3. neuroradiologists
  4. neuroradiology
  5. neuroreactive
  6. neuroreceptor
  7. neuroreceptors
  8. neurorecording
  9. neurorecovery
  10. neuroreductionism
  11. neuroreductionisms

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