thermoreceptor

[ thur-moh-ri-sep-ter ]
/ ˌθɜr moʊ rɪˈsɛp tər /

noun Physiology.

a receptor stimulated by changes in temperature.

Origin of thermoreceptor

First recorded in 1945–50; thermo- + receptor

Words nearby thermoreceptor

thermopile, thermoplacentography, thermoplastic, thermoplegia, thermopylae, thermoreceptor, thermoregulate, thermoregulation, thermoremanent magnetization, thermos, thermoscope

Medical definitions for thermoreceptor

thermoreceptor
[ thûr′mō-rĭ-sĕp′tər ]

n.

A sensory receptor that responds to heat and cold.