BARORECEPTOR | • baroreceptor n. (Anatomy) A nerve ending that is sensitive to changes in blood pressure. • BARORECEPTOR n. a sensory nerve ending, esp. in the walls of large arteries, that is sensitive to changes in blood pressure. |
RHEORECEPTOR | • RHEORECEPTOR n. a receptor in fish and some amphibians that responds to water currents. |
BARORECEPTORS | • baroreceptors n. Plural of baroreceptor. • BARORECEPTOR n. a sensory nerve ending, esp. in the walls of large arteries, that is sensitive to changes in blood pressure. |
CHEMORECEPTOR | • chemoreceptor n. A sense organ, or one of its cells (such as those for the sense of taste or smell), that can respond… • CHEMORECEPTOR n. a sense organ (as a taste bud) responding to chemical stimuli. |
PHOTORECEPTOR | • photoreceptor n. (Biology) A specialized neuron or other structure able to detect and react to light. • PHOTORECEPTOR n. a receptor for light stimuli. |
RHEORECEPTORS | • RHEORECEPTOR n. a receptor in fish and some amphibians that responds to water currents. |
CHEMORECEPTION | • chemoreception n. The physiological sensory response of a sense organ to a chemical stimulus. • CHEMORECEPTION n. the physiological reception of chemical stimuli. |
CHEMORECEPTIVE | • chemoreceptive adj. (Of a sense organ) able to respond to a chemical stimulus. • CHEMORECEPTIVE adj. relating to chemoreception. |
CHEMORECEPTORS | • chemoreceptors n. Plural of chemoreceptor. • CHEMORECEPTOR n. a sense organ (as a taste bud) responding to chemical stimuli. |
PHOTORECEPTION | • photoreception n. (Biology) The absorption of light energy by plants and animals, and its utilization for biologically… • PHOTORECEPTION n. the perception of waves in the range of visible light. |
PHOTORECEPTIVE | • photoreceptive adj. (Biology) Absorbing and using light, especially for sensory purposes. • PHOTORECEPTIVE adj. relating to photoreception. |
PHOTORECEPTORS | • photoreceptors n. Plural of photoreceptor. • PHOTORECEPTOR n. a receptor for light stimuli. |
THERMORECEPTOR | • thermoreceptor n. (Biology) A nerve cell that is sensitive to changes in temperature. • THERMORECEPTOR n. a sensory end organ that is stimulated by heat or cold. |
CHEMORECEPTIONS | • chemoreceptions n. Plural of chemoreception. • CHEMORECEPTION n. the physiological reception of chemical stimuli. |
ELECTRORECEPTOR | • electroreceptor n. A cell or organ responsible for electroreception. • ELECTRORECEPTOR n. an organ, present in some fishes, that detects electrical discharges. |
MECHANORECEPTOR | • mechanoreceptor n. (Biology) any receptor that provides an organism with information about mechanical changes in its environment… • MECHANORECEPTOR n. a neural end organ (as a tactile receptor) that responds to a mechanical stimulus (as a change in pressure). |
PHOTORECEPTIONS | • photoreceptions n. Plural of photoreception. • PHOTORECEPTION n. the perception of waves in the range of visible light. |
THERMORECEPTORS | • thermoreceptors n. Plural of thermoreceptor. • THERMORECEPTOR n. a sensory end organ that is stimulated by heat or cold. |