beta-adrenoceptor vs receptor

receptor vs beta-adrenoceptor

beta-adrenoceptor and receptor both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
beta-adrenoceptor	Yes	No	No	No
receptor	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, receptor is a hypernym of beta-adrenoceptor; that is, receptor is a word with a broader meaning than beta-adrenoceptor:

beta-adrenoceptor: receptors postulated to exist on nerve cell membranes of the sympathetic nervous system in order to explain the specificity of certain agents that affect only some sympathetic activities (such as vasodilation and increased heart beat)
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

beta-adrenoceptor (noun)	receptor (noun)
receptors postulated to exist on nerve cell membranes of the sympathetic nervous system in order to explain the specificity of certain agents that affect only some sympathetic activities (such as vasodilation and increased heart beat)	an organ having nerve endings (in the skin or viscera or eye or ear or nose or mouth) that respond to stimulation
	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

Difference between beta-adrenoceptor and receptor

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