che·mo·re·cep·tor (k  m -r -s p t r, km-)n. A sensory nerve cell or sense organ, as of smell or taste, that responds to chemical stimuli. |
chemoreceptor [ˌkɛməʊrɪˈsɛptə], chemoceptor
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(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
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| 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 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" |
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