Defenition of the word sensory receptor

• Defenition of the word sensory receptor

  • A structure that recognizes a stimulus in the internal or external environment of an organism.
  • an organ that responds to stimulation
  • an organ having nerve endings (in the skin or viscera or eye or ear or nose or mouth) that respond to stimulation

Synonyms for the word sensory receptor

• • receptor
  • sense organ

Meronymys for the word sensory receptor

• • papilla
  • sensory system

Hyponyms for the word sensory receptor

• • baroreceptor
  • chemoreceptor
  • ear
  • enteroceptor
  • exteroceptor
  • eye
  • inner ear
  • internal ear
  • interoceptor
  • labyrinth
  • lateral line
  • lateral line organ
  • oculus
  • optic
  • organ of hearing
  • pineal eye
  • semicircular canal
  • stretch receptor
  • thermoreceptor
  • third eye

Hypernyms for the word sensory receptor

• • organ

Antonyms for the word sensory receptor

• • effector

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