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chemoreceptor vs receptor

receptor vs chemoreceptor

chemoreceptor and receptor both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
chemoreceptor Yes No No No
receptor Yes No No No
As nouns, receptor is a hypernym of chemoreceptor; that is, receptor is a word with a broader meaning than chemoreceptor:
  • chemoreceptor: a sensory receptor that responds to chemical stimuli
  • receptor: an organ having nerve endings (in the skin or viscera or eye or ear or nose or mouth) that respond to stimulation
Other hypernyms of chemoreceptor include sense organ, sensory receptor.
chemoreceptor (noun) receptor (noun)
a sensory receptor that responds to chemical stimuli 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 chemoreceptor and receptor

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