sensory receptor

noun

A sensory nerve ending that recognizes a stimulus in the internal or external environment of an organism.

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sense organreceptor
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Meanings

nounsensory receptor (plural sensory receptors)

plural sensory receptors

  1. A sensory nerve ending that recognizes a stimulus in the internal or external environment of an organism.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounan organ having nerve endings (in the skin or viscera or eye or ear or nose or mouth) that respond to stimulation

Similar
sense organreceptor
Broader
organ
Also see
receptorsense organ

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

sensory receptor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sensory%20receptor

MLA

“sensory receptor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sensory%20receptor. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sensory receptor,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sensory%20receptor.

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