chemoreceptor

English

Etymology

From chemo- +‎ receptor.

Noun

chemoreceptor (plural chemoreceptors)

1. a sense organ, or one of its cells (such as those for the sense of taste or smell), that can respond to a chemical stimulus; a chemosensor

Derived terms

• chemoreceptor trigger zone
• chemoreceptorial

Related terms

• chemoreception
• chemosensory

Translations

sense organ

• Kurdish:

  Northern Kurdish: kîmîwergir f, kîmîkewergir f

• Russian: хемореце́птор (ru) m (xemorecéptor)
• Spanish: quimiorreceptor m
• Swedish: kemoreceptor (sv) c