caloreceptor
[kal-oh-ri-sep-ter]
noun Physiology.
a receptor stimulated by heat.
Nearby words
- calomel electrode,
- caloocan,
- caloosahatchee,
- calor,
- calor gas,
- calorescence,
- calori's bursa,
- calori-,
- caloric,
- caloric nystagmus
Origin of caloreceptor
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