
Meaning of SENSORY RECEPTOR
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| | Definition: | | [n] 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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| | Synonyms: | | receptor, sense organ |
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| | Antonyms: | | effector | | |
| | See Also: | | baroreceptor, chemoreceptor, ear, enteroceptor, exteroceptor, eye, inner ear, internal ear, interoceptor, labyrinth, lateral line, lateral line organ, oculus, optic, organ, organ of hearing, papilla, peeper, pineal eye, semicircular canal, sensory system, stretch receptor, thermoreceptor, third eye | |
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