chemoreceptor

che·mo·re·cep·tor  (km-r-sptr, km-)

n.

A sensory nerve cell or sense organ, as of smell or taste, that responds to chemical stimuli.

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chemoreceptor [ˌkɛməʊrɪˈsɛptə], chemoceptor

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) a sensory receptor in a biological cell membrane to which an external molecule binds to generate a smell or taste sensation

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

chemoreceptor - a sensory receptor that responds to chemical stimuli sense organ, sensory receptor, receptor - an organ having nerve endings (in the skin or viscera or eye or ear or nose or mouth) that respond to stimulation gustatory organ, taste bud, tastebud - an oval sensory end organ on the surface of the tongue carotid body - a chemoreceptor located near the bifurcations of the carotid arteries; monitors oxygen content of the blood and helps control respiration nose, olfactory organ - the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals; "he has a cold in the nose"