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sensory receptor

sensory receptor noun: a sensory nerve ending that recognizes a stimulus in the internal or external environment of an organism.

Noun

sensory receptor (plural sensory receptors)

  1. A sensory nerve ending that recognizes a stimulus in the internal or external environment of an organism.

Forms of sensory receptor

pluralsensory receptors

Questions about sensory receptor

What does sensory receptor mean?
Sensory receptor means a sensory nerve ending that recognizes a stimulus in the internal or external environment of an organism.
What part of speech is sensory receptor?
Sensory receptor is a noun.
What is the plural of sensory receptor?
The plural of sensory receptor is sensory receptors.

Words near sensory receptor in the dictionary

  1. sensory processing disorder
  2. sensory processing sensitivities
  3. sensory processing sensitivity
  4. sensory recall
  5. sensory recalls
  6. sensory receptor
  7. sensory receptors
  8. sensory root
  9. sensory roots
  10. sensu
  11. sensu lato

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