Meaning Of The Word Receptor

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receptor in American English
a receiver (in various senses)
noun: an end organ or a group of end organs of sensory or afferent neurons, specialized to be sensitive to stimulating agents, as touch or heat

receptor in British English
noun: a sensory nerve ending that changes specific stimuli into nerve impulses

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