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inner ear vs receptor

receptor vs inner ear

inner ear and receptor both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
inner ear Yes No No No
receptor Yes No No No
As nouns, receptor is a hypernym of inner ear; that is, receptor is a word with a broader meaning than inner ear:
  • inner ear: a complex system of interconnecting cavities; concerned with hearing and equilibrium
  • 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 inner ear include sense organ, sensory receptor.
inner ear (noun) receptor (noun)
a complex system of interconnecting cavities; concerned with hearing and equilibrium 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
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