cannabinoid receptor

noun

Any of several receptors, found in the central nervous system and elsewhere, that bind to cannabinoids

Meanings

nouncannabinoid receptor (plural cannabinoid receptors)

plural cannabinoid receptors

  1. medicineAny of several receptors, found in the central nervous system and elsewhere, that bind to cannabinoids
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