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phonoreceptor

[ foh-noh-ri-sep-ter ]
/ ˌfoʊ noʊ rɪˈsɛp tər /

noun Physiology, Biology.

a receptor stimulated by sound waves.

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Origin of phonoreceptor

phono- + receptor

Words nearby phonoreceptor

phonopathy, phonophotography, phono plug, phonopsia, phonoreception, phonoreceptor, phonorenogram, phonoscope, phonotactic, phonotactics, phonotype
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Medical definitions for phonoreceptor

phonoreceptor
[ fō′nō-rĭ-sĕp′tər ]

n.

A receptor for sound stimuli.
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