Receptor - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |rɪˈseptər|  American pronunciation of the word receptor
Brit.  |rɪˈseptə|  British pronunciation of the word receptor

noun

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

Word forms

noun
singular: receptor
plural: receptors
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