receptor vs beta-adrenergic receptor

beta-adrenergic receptor vs receptor

receptor and beta-adrenergic receptor both are nouns.

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

As nouns, beta-adrenergic receptor is a hyponym of receptor; that is, beta-adrenergic receptor is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than receptor:

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-adrenergic receptor: 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)

Other hyponyms of receptor include alpha-adrenergic receptor, alpha-adrenoceptor, alpha receptor, beta-adrenoceptor, beta receptor.

receptor (noun)	beta-adrenergic receptor (noun)
an organ having nerve endings (in the skin or viscera or eye or ear or nose or mouth) that respond to stimulation	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)
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 receptor and beta-adrenergic receptor

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