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end organ vs osmoreceptor

osmoreceptor vs end organ

end organ and osmoreceptor both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
end organ Yes No No No
osmoreceptor Yes No No No
As nouns, osmoreceptor is a hyponym of end organ; that is, osmoreceptor is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than end organ:
  • end organ: a specialized structure at the peripheral end of some motor or sensory nerve fibers
  • osmoreceptor: sensory end organ that responds to changes in osmotic pressure
Other hyponyms of end organ include end-plate, endplate, motor end plate.
end organ (noun) osmoreceptor (noun)
a specialized structure at the peripheral end of some motor or sensory nerve fibers sensory end organ that responds to changes in osmotic pressure
Difference between end organ and osmoreceptor

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