chemoreceptor
[kee-moh-ri-sep-ter, kem-oh-]
- a receptor stimulated by chemical means.
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chemoreceptor
chemoceptor
- a sensory receptor in a biological cell membrane to which an external molecule binds to generate a smell or taste sensation
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chemoreceptor
(kē′mō-rĭ-sĕp′tər)- A sensory nerve cell or sense organ, as of smell or taste, that responds to chemical stimuli.
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