osmoreceptor
English
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[edit]Noun
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osmoreceptor (plural osmoreceptors)
- (biology) A sensory receptor, primarily found in the hypothalamus of most homeothermic organisms, that detects changes in osmotic pressure
Related terms
[edit]Romanian
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[edit]Borrowed from French osmorécepteur.
Noun
[edit]osmoreceptor m (plural osmoreceptori)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
| nominative-accusative | osmoreceptor | osmoreceptorul | osmoreceptori | osmoreceptorii | |
| genitive-dative | osmoreceptor | osmoreceptorului | osmoreceptori | osmoreceptorilor | |
| vocative | osmoreceptorule | osmoreceptorilor | |||