chemoreceptor

[ kee-moh-ri-sep-ter, kem-oh- ]
/ ˌki moʊ rɪˈsɛp tər, ˌkɛm oʊ- /

noun Physiology.

a receptor stimulated by chemical means.

Origin of chemoreceptor

First recorded in 1905–10; chemo- + receptor

Words nearby chemoreceptor

chemopallidectomy, chemoprevention, chemoprophylaxis, chemoprotection, chemoreception, chemoreceptor, chemoreflex, chemosensitive, chemosensitizer, chemosensory, chemoserotherapy

British Dictionary definitions for chemoreceptor

chemoreceptor

chemoceptor

/ (ˌkɛməʊrɪˈsɛptə) /

noun

a sensory receptor in a biological cell membrane to which an external molecule binds to generate a smell or taste sensation

Medical definitions for chemoreceptor

chemoreceptor
[ kē′mō-rĭ-sĕp′tər ]

n.

A sensory nerve cell or sense organ, as of smell or taste, that responds to chemical stimuli.