receptor
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Sense 1 noun
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
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Sense 2 noun
an organ having nerve endings (in the skin or viscera or eye or ear or nose or mouth) that respond to stimulation
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | anatomical structure |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | alpha receptor |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | beta receptor |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | effector |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | receive |
| 2 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | sensory system |
| 2 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | papilla |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | organ |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | lateral line |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | interoceptor |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | exteroceptor |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | third eye |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | baroreceptor |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | chemoreceptor |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | thermoreceptor |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | eye |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | ear |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | organ of hearing |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | inner ear |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | semicircular canal |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | stretch receptor |