receptor 2
noundomain: body part
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
an organ having nerve endings (in the skin or viscera or eye or ear or nose or mouth) that respond to stimulation
Hypernym
organ 1
noun
a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function
Part_meronym
papilla 2
noun
a small nipple-shaped protuberance concerned with taste, touch, or smell
sensory system 2
noun
the body's system of sense organs
EnglishAntonym
effector 3
noun
an organ (a gland or muscle) that becomes active in response to nerve impulses
Derivationally related form
receive 3
verb
register (perceptual input)
Hyponym
lateral line 1
noun
sense organs of fish and amphibians; believed to detect pressure changes in the water
interoceptor 1
noun
any receptor that responds to stimuli inside the body
exteroceptor 1
noun
any receptor that responds to stimuli outside the body
third eye 1
noun
a sensory structure capable of light reception located on the dorsal side of the diencephalon in various reptiles
baroreceptor 1
noun
a sensory receptor that responds to pressure
Part_holonym
papilla 2
noun
a small nipple-shaped protuberance concerned with taste, touch, or smell
sensory system 2
noun
the body's system of sense organs
