| ADRENOCEPTORS | • adrenoceptors n. Plural of adrenoceptor. • ADRENOCEPTOR n. an adrenal gland receptor. |
| BARORECEPTORS | • baroreceptors n. Plural of baroreceptor. • BARORECEPTOR n. a sensory nerve ending, esp. in the walls of large arteries, that is sensitive to changes in blood pressure. |
| CHEMORECEPTOR | • chemoreceptor n. A sense organ, or one of its cells (such as those for the sense of taste or smell), that can respond… • CHEMORECEPTOR n. a sense organ (as a taste bud) responding to chemical stimuli. |
| CRYPTORCHISMS | • cryptorchisms n. Plural of cryptorchism. • CRYPTORCHISM n. a medical condition in which the testes fail to descend, also CRYPTORCHIDISM. |
| EXTEROCEPTORS | • exteroceptors n. Plural of exteroceptor. • EXTEROCEPTOR n. a sense organ excited by exteroceptive stimuli. |
| INTEROCEPTORS | • interoceptors n. Plural of interoceptor. • INTEROCEPTOR n. a sensory receptor responding to stimuli arising within the body, esp. the viscera. |
| LITHONTRIPTOR | • lithontriptor n. Alternative form of lithotriptor. • LITHONTRIPTOR n. a device that crushes stones in the bladder by ultrasound, also LITHOTRIPTER, LITHOTRIPTOR, LITHOTRITE, LITHOTRITOR. |
| LITHOTRIPTORS | • lithotriptors n. Plural of lithotriptor. • LITHOTRIPTOR n. a device that crushes stones in the bladder by ultrasound, also LITHONTRIPTOR, LITHOTRIPTER, LITHOTRITE, LITHOTRITOR. |
| NOCIRECEPTORS | • NOCIRECEPTOR n. a receptor sensitive to pain, also NOCICEPTOR. |
| PHOTORECEPTOR | • photoreceptor n. (Biology) A specialized neuron or other structure able to detect and react to light. • PHOTORECEPTOR n. a receptor for light stimuli. |
| PRECEPTORATES | • PRECEPTORATE n. the office of preceptor. |
| PRECEPTORIALS | • preceptorials n. Plural of preceptorial. • PRECEPTORIAL n. a college course that emphasizes independent reading, discussion in small groups, and individual conferences with the teacher. |
| PRECEPTORSHIP | • preceptorship n. The rank or role of preceptor. • PRECEPTORSHIP n. the office of preceptor. |
| PROPRIOCEPTOR | • proprioceptor n. (Anatomy) A nerve ending that functions as a sensory receptor in muscles, tendons, joints and the inner… • PROPRIOCEPTOR n. a sense organ receptive to stimuli from within the body. |
| RHEORECEPTORS | • RHEORECEPTOR n. a receptor in fish and some amphibians that responds to water currents. |
| VELOCIRAPTORS | • velociraptors n. Plural of velociraptor. • VELOCIRAPTOR n. a small bipedal Cretaceous dinosaur with a long narrow head and a sickle-like claw on each hind foot. |