-ceptorcomb. form

Primary stress is generally retained by the usual stressed syllable of the preceding element, but may be attracted to the first syllable of this combining form. Vowels may be reduced accordingly.

Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: receptor n.

Etymology: < -ceptor (in receptor n.; see receptor n. 3); in sense 1 after German -ceptor (in e.g. Amboceptor amboceptor n.).Formations are found from the early 20th cent.; in sense 1 originally after German formations coined by P. Ehrlich; in sense 2 earliest in terms coined by C. S. Sherrington (e.g. nociceptor n., proprioceptor n.).

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1. Physiology and Immunology. Forming nouns denoting cellular receptors of the nature or for the type of substance specified by the first element, as adrenoceptor n. at adreno- comb. form , amboceptor n., etc.

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2. Physiology. Forming nouns denoting sensory receptors of the type specified by the first element, as nociceptor n., proprioceptor n., etc.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

单词	-ceptor
释义	-ceptorcomb. form Primary stress is generally retained by the usual stressed syllable of the preceding element, but may be attracted to the first syllable of this combining form. Vowels may be reduced accordingly. Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: receptor n. Etymology: < -ceptor (in receptor n.; see receptor n. 3); in sense 1 after German -ceptor (in e.g. Amboceptor amboceptor n.).Formations are found from the early 20th cent.; in sense 1 originally after German formations coined by P. Ehrlich; in sense 2 earliest in terms coined by C. S. Sherrington (e.g. nociceptor n., proprioceptor n.). Categories » 1. Physiology and Immunology. Forming nouns denoting cellular receptors of the nature or for the type of substance specified by the first element, as adrenoceptor n. at adreno- comb. form , amboceptor n., etc. Categories » 2. Physiology. Forming nouns denoting sensory receptors of the type specified by the first element, as nociceptor n., proprioceptor n., etc. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < comb. form
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