chemoreception
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che·mo·re·cep·tion
(kē′mō-rĭ-sĕp′shən, kĕm′ō-)n.
The physiological response of a sense organ to a chemical stimulus.
che′mo·re·cep′tive adj.
che′mo·re′cep·tiv′i·ty (-rē′sĕp-tĭv′ĭ-tē) n.
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chemoreception
(ˌkiːməʊrɪˈsɛpʃən)n
the response of a chemoreceptor to chemical stimuli
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che•mo•re•cep•tion
(ˌki moʊ rɪˈsɛp ʃən, ˌkɛm oʊ-)n.
the physiological response to chemical stimuli.
[1915]
che`mo•re•cep′tive, adj.
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