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receptor
noun
an organ having nerve endings (in the skin or viscera or eye or ear or nose or mouth) that respond to stimulation
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ɹɪˈsɛp.tə
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noun
an organ having nerve endings (in the skin or viscera or eye or ear or nose or mouth) that respond to stimulation
noun
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
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