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Noun: sensory receptor
  1. An organ having nerve endings (in the skin, viscera, eye, ear, nose or mouth) that respond to stimulation
    - sense organ, receptor

Derived forms: sensory receptors

Type of: organ

Part of: sensory system

Encyclopedia: Sensory receptor

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