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receptor
OXFORD DICTIONARY
receptor, n. (often attrib.) Biol.
1 an organ able to respond to an external stimulus such as light, heat, or a drug, and transmit a signal to a sensory nerve.
2 a region of a cell, tissue, etc., that responds to a molecule or other substance.
1 an organ able to respond to an external stimulus such as light, heat, or a drug, and transmit a signal to a sensory nerve.
2 a region of a cell, tissue, etc., that responds to a molecule or other substance.
Etymology
OF receptour or L receptor (as RECEPTIVE)
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