neuroreceptor

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noun

The site on a neuron that receives an impulse across a synapse

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Meanings

nounneuroreceptor (plural neuroreceptors)

plural neuroreceptors

  1. medicineThe site on a neuron that receives an impulse across a synapse

Origin

From neuro- + receptor.

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APA

neuroreceptor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neuroreceptor

MLA

“neuroreceptor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neuroreceptor. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “neuroreceptor,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neuroreceptor.

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