receptor

Letters that make receptor

o, e, p, c, r, t are letters that make 'receptor'

Words within receptor

OR, PTO, re, EC, CE, tor, Re, Ce, Pt are words within 'receptor'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of receptor

preceptor is a word created by adding a letter to 'receptor'

2 possible definitions for 'receptor'

Receptor as "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"

Under this definition, receptor is a noun and has the following properties:

receptor as a type

'receptor' can be a type of structure, anatomical structure, bodily structure, complex body part, body structure.

Types of receptor

alpha receptor, alpha-adrenergic receptor, alpha-adrenoceptor, beta receptor, beta-adrenergic receptor, beta-adrenoceptor are types of 'receptor'.

Receptor as "an organ having nerve endings (in the skin or viscera or eye or ear or nose or mouth) that respond to stimulation"

Under this definition, receptor is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

sense organ, sensory receptor have the same meaning as 'receptor'

Antonyms

effector has the opposite meaning of receptor

receptor as a type

'receptor' can be a type of organ.

Types of receptor

lateral line, lateral line organ, interoceptor, labyrinth, pineal eye, organ of hearing, semicircular canal, eye, enteroceptor, exteroceptor, third eye, baroreceptor, chemoreceptor, thermoreceptor, oculus, ear, inner ear, internal ear, stretch receptor, optic are types of 'receptor'.

receptor as a part

'receptor' can be a part of sensory system.

Parts of receptor

papilla is a part of receptor.

Derivatives of receptor

pick up, receive are derivatives of 'receptor'.


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