English Explanatory Dictionary

osmoreceptor

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A sensory receptor, primarily found in the hypothalamus of most homeothermic organisms, that detects changes in osmotic pressure

Word forms

osmoreceptor osmoreceptors

Etymology

From osmo- + receptor.

Related words

osmoreception osmoreceptive
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