nnoun.bodya cellular structure that is postulated to exist in order to mediate between a chemical agent that acts on nervous tissue and the physiological responseHypernyms:anatomical structure bodily structure body structure complex body part structure
Inherited Hypernyms:receptorstructurebody partpartthingphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:alpha-adrenergic receptoralpha-adrenoceptoralpha receptorbeta-adrenergic receptorbeta-adrenoceptorbeta receptor
Full Hyponyms:alpha receptorbeta receptor
nnoun.bodyan organ having nerve endings (in the skin or viscera or eye or ear or nose or mouth) that respond to stimulationSynset:sense organ sensory receptor
Antonyms:effector
Derivationally Related Form:receive
Part Holonyms:sensory system
Hypernyms:organ
Inherited Hypernyms:sense organorganbody partpartthingphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:baroreceptorchemoreceptorearenteroceptorexteroceptoreyeinner earinternal earinteroceptorlabyrinthlateral linelateral line organoculusopticorgan of hearingpineal eyesemicircular canalstretch receptorthermoreceptorthird eye
Part Meronyms:papilla
Full Hyponyms:baroreceptorbeakcarotid bodychemoreceptorcompound eyeconkearexteroceptoreyehawk noseinner earinteroceptorlateral linenaked eyenoseoculus dexteroculus sinisterommatidiumorgan of cortiorgan of hearingpeeperproboscispug noseroman nosesemicircular canalsimple eyesnoutstretch receptortastebudthermoreceptorthird eye