sensory receptor

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sensory receptor

noun sensory receptors

A sensory nerve ending that recognizes a stimulus in the internal or external environment of an organism.
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@misc{sensory_receptor_2026,
  title = {sensory receptor},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sensory%20receptor},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}