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Etymology
From OF. receptour or L. #Latin|receptor.
Pronunciation
IPA|/ɹɪ�s�pt�/
Noun
en-noun
- context|biochemistry|medicine A structure on a cell wall that binds with specific molecules so that they can be absorbed into the cell in order to control certain functions.
#*2001: In the target organ, the drug is recognised by �receptors�. These are large molecules, usually proteins, to which the drug binds tightly and with a high degree of specificity. � Leslie Iversen, Drugs: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford 2001, p. 24)
- biology Any specialized cell or structure that responds to sensory stimuli.
Translations
trans-top|what responds to sensory stimuli
Czech: �idlo n
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