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thermoreceptor

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Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
A thermoreceptor is a non-specialised sensory receptor , or more accurately the receptive portion of a sensory neuron, that codes absolute and relative changes in temperature, primarily within the innocuous range. In the mammalian peripheral nervous system, ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context biology English) A nerve cell that is sensitive to changes in temperature

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. a sensory receptor that responds to heat and cold

Usage examples of thermoreceptor.

Electromagnetic, mechanoreceptors, thermoreceptors, and chemoreceptors.