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receptor vs interoceptor

interoceptor vs receptor

receptor and interoceptor both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
receptor Yes No No No
interoceptor Yes No No No
As nouns, interoceptor is a hyponym of receptor; that is, interoceptor is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than receptor:
  • receptor: an organ having nerve endings (in the skin or viscera or eye or ear or nose or mouth) that respond to stimulation
  • interoceptor: any receptor that responds to stimuli inside the body
receptor (noun) interoceptor (noun)
an organ having nerve endings (in the skin or viscera or eye or ear or nose or mouth) that respond to stimulation any receptor that responds to stimuli inside the body
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 interoceptor

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