Synonyms: receptor, sense organ, sensory receptor
Definition: an organ having nerve endings (in the skin or viscera or eye or ear or nose or mouth) that respond to stimulation
Similar words: organ
Definition: a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function
Synonyms: receptor
Definition: a cellular structure that is postulated to exist in order to mediate between a chemical agent that acts on nervous tissue and the physiological response
Similar words: anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, structure
Definition: a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing
Usage: he has good bone structure