receptor
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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
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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alpha receptor
alpha-adrenergic receptor
alpha-adrenoceptor
baroreceptor
beta receptor
beta-adrenergic receptor
beta-adrenoceptor
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