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receptor

re·cep·tor
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ri-sep-ter]
    • /rɪˈsɛp tər/
    • /rɪˈsep.tər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ri-sep-ter]
    • /rɪˈsɛp tər/

Definitions of receptor word

  • noun receptor Physiology. an end organ or a group of end organs of sensory or afferent neurons, specialized to be sensitive to stimulating agents, as touch or heat. 1
  • noun receptor Cell Biology. any of various specific protein molecules in surface membranes of cells and organelles to which complementary molecules, as hormones, neurotransmitters, antigens, or antibodies, may become bound. 1
  • noun receptor the panlike base of a stall shower. 1
  • noun receptor sensor 1
  • countable noun receptor Receptors are nerve endings in your body which react to changes and stimuli and make your body respond in a particular way. 0
  • noun receptor a sensory nerve ending that changes specific stimuli into nerve impulses 0
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Origin of receptor

First appearance:

before 1400
One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; late Middle English receptour < Old French < Latin receptor. See reception, -tor

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Parts of speech for Receptor

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receptor popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Related words

  • alpha receptor

    a receptor, found on the surface of some cells of the sympathetic nervous system, that is stimulated by adrenergic substances resulting in constriction of blood vessels and contraction of most smooth muscle

  • beta receptor

    a receptor, found on the surface of some cells of the sympathetic nervous system, that is stimulated by certain adrenergic substances: such stimulation results in certain physiological responses, such as acceleration of the action of the heart and dilatation of the arteries supplying heart and skeletal muscles

  • adrenoreceptor

    a receptor that binds with epinephrine, norepinephrine, or related compounds.

  • alpha-adrenergic receptor

    a site on a cell that, upon interaction with epinephrine or norepinephrine, controls vasoconstriction, intestinal relaxation, pupil dilation, and other physiological processes.

  • beta-adrenergic receptor

    a site on a cell, as of the heart, that, upon interaction with epinephrine or norepinephrine, controls heartbeat and heart contractability, vasodilation, smooth muscle inhibition, and other physiological processes.

  • caloreceptor

    a receptor stimulated by heat.
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