chemoreceptor
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1. a sensory receptor that responds to chemical stimuli (noun.body)
| hypernym | : | 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 (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | carotid body, |
| definition | : | a chemoreceptor located near the bifurcations of the carotid arteries; monitors oxygen content of the blood and helps control respiration (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | nose, olfactory organ, |
| definition | : | the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals (noun.body) |
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