organe récepteur

Definitions of organe récepteur
  1. noun
    an organ having nerve endings (in the skin or viscera or eye or ear or nose or mouth) that respond to stimulation
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    chimiorécepteur, chémorécepteur
    a sensory receptor that responds to chemical stimuli
    organe oditif, ouïe
    the part of the ear that is responsible for sensations of sound
    oreille, oreille interne
    a complex system of interconnecting cavities; concerned with hearing and equilibrium
    nez, organe de l'odorat
    the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
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    organe
    a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function
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