- receptor - a cellular structure that is postulated to exist in order to mediate between a chemical agent that acts on nervous tissue and the physiological response
--1 is a kind of structure, anatomical structure, complex body part, bodily structure, body structure
--1 has particulars:alpha receptor, alpha-adrenergic receptor, alpha-adrenoceptor; beta receptor, beta-adrenergic receptor, beta-adrenoceptor - sense organ, sensory receptor, receptor - an organ having nerve endings (in the skin or viscera or eye or ear or nose or mouth) that respond to stimulation
--2 is a kind of organ
--2 is a part of sensory system
--2 has parts: papilla
Antonyms: effector
--2 has particulars:Derived form: verb receive3 - sense organ, sensory receptor, receptor - an organ having nerve endings (in the skin or viscera or eye or ear or nose or mouth) that respond to stimulation