receptor

英 [rɪˈseptə(r)]

美 [rɪˈseptər]

n.  感受器; 受体

复数：receptors　

TOEFL化学

Collins.1 / BNC.5912 / COCA.9755

牛津词典

noun

• 感受器；受体
  a sense organ or nerve ending in the body that reacts to changes such as heat or cold and makes the body react in a particular way

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT （人体的）感受器，受体
  Receptorsare nerve endings in your body which react to changes and stimuli and make your body respond in a particular way.
  1. ...the information receptors in our brain.
     我们大脑里的信息感受器

英英释义

noun

• an organ having nerve endings (in the skin or viscera or eye or ear or nose or mouth) that respond to stimulation
  Synonym:sense organsensory receptor
• 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

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