neutroceptor
neutroceptor noun: a sensory receptor that is stimulated by both pleasant and unpleasant stimuli.
Noun
neutroceptor (plural neutroceptors)
- A sensory receptor that is stimulated by both pleasant and unpleasant stimuli.
- He divides receptors into three classes— "nociceptors", such as the nerve-endings for pain and hunger, "beneceptors", such as the nerve-endings stimulated when sugar melts on the tongue, and "neutroceptors", such as the nerve-endings in the eye and ear, called " neutroceptors " because they receive...1929, The Australasian Journal of Psychology and Philosophy, page 310
- The “beneceptors,” “nociceptors,” and “neutroceptors” generally signalled stimuli that were, respectively, beneficial, harmful, or neutral as regards the organism or its species.1973, Behaviorism, page 42
Forms of neutroceptor
| plural | neutroceptors |
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Origin of neutroceptor
From neutro- + -ceptor.
Questions about neutroceptor
- What does neutroceptor mean?
- Neutroceptor means a sensory receptor that is stimulated by both pleasant and unpleasant stimuli.
- What part of speech is neutroceptor?
- Neutroceptor is a noun.
- What is the plural of neutroceptor?
- The plural of neutroceptor is neutroceptors.
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