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thermoreceptor
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thermoreceptor /ther·mo·re·cep·tor/ (-re-sep´ter) a nerve ending sensitive to stimulation by heat.
ther·mo·re·cep·tor (thûrm-r-sptr)
n.
A sensory receptor that responds to heat and cold.
thermoreceptor
[-risep′tər]
Etymology: Gk, thermē, heat; L, recipere, to receive
nerve endings that are sensitive to heat or a rise in body temperature.
thermoreceptor
a nerve ending sensitive to stimulation by heat.
cutaneous t's
come in two varieties, cold receptors and warm receptors. Called also peripheral receptors although the latter include, besides cutaneous receptors, those in the mucosae.
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