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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A sense organ, such as the ear, that receives and responds to stimuli originating from outside the body.
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- noun anatomy A
sense organ ornerve receptor thatresponds toexternal stimuli
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- noun any receptor that responds to stimuli outside the body
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Latin exter, outside; see exterior + (re)ceptor.]
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