sensory receptor vs thermoreceptor
thermoreceptor vs sensory receptorsensory receptor and thermoreceptor both are nouns.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| sensory receptor | Yes | No | No | No |
| thermoreceptor | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
thermoreceptor is a hyponym of
sensory receptor; that is, thermoreceptor is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
sensory receptor:
- sensory receptor: an organ having nerve endings (in the skin or viscera or eye or ear or nose or mouth) that respond to stimulation
- thermoreceptor: a sensory receptor that responds to heat and cold
Other hyponyms of sensory receptor include
lateral line, lateral line organ, enteroceptor, interoceptor, exteroceptor, pineal eye, third eye, baroreceptor, chemoreceptor, eye, oculus, optic, ear, organ of hearing, inner ear, internal ear, labyrinth, semicircular canal, stretch receptor.
| sensory receptor (noun) | thermoreceptor (noun) |
|---|---|
| an organ having nerve endings (in the skin or viscera or eye or ear or nose or mouth) that respond to stimulation | a sensory receptor that responds to heat and cold |
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