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1. A cellular structure that is postulated to exist in order to mediate between a chemical agent that acts on nervous tissue and the physiological response
    
2. An organ having nerve endings (in the skin, viscera, eye, ear, nose or mouth) that respond to stimulation
   - sense organ, sensory receptor

Derived forms: receptors

Type of: anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, organ, structure

Antonym: effector

Part of: sensory system

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