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body structure vs receptor

receptor vs body structure

body structure and receptor both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
body structure Yes No No No
receptor Yes No No No
As nouns, receptor is a hyponym of body structure; that is, receptor is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than body structure:
  • body structure: a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing and its construction and arrangement
  • 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
body structure (noun) receptor (noun)
a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing and its construction and arrangement 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 body structure and receptor

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