English Explanatory Dictionary

thermoreceptor

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A nerve cell that is sensitive to changes in temperature

Word forms

thermoreceptor thermoreceptors

Etymology

From thermo- + receptor.

Derived words

thermoreceptive
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