receptor : Idioms & Phrases
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alpha receptor
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noun receptors postulated to exist on nerve cell membranes of the sympathetic nervous system in order to explain the specificity of certain agents that affect only some sympathetic activities (such as vasoconstriction and relaxation of intestinal muscles and contraction of smooth muscles)
alpha receptor; alpha-adrenoceptor.
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alpha-adrenergic receptor
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noun receptors postulated to exist on nerve cell membranes of the sympathetic nervous system in order to explain the specificity of certain agents that affect only some sympathetic activities (such as vasoconstriction and relaxation of intestinal muscles and contraction of smooth muscles)
alpha receptor; alpha-adrenoceptor.
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beta receptor
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noun receptors postulated to exist on nerve cell membranes of the sympathetic nervous system in order to explain the specificity of certain agents that affect only some sympathetic activities (such as vasodilation and increased heart beat)
beta receptor; beta-adrenoceptor.
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beta-adrenergic receptor
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noun receptors postulated to exist on nerve cell membranes of the sympathetic nervous system in order to explain the specificity of certain agents that affect only some sympathetic activities (such as vasodilation and increased heart beat)
beta receptor; beta-adrenoceptor.
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sensory receptor
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noun an organ having nerve endings (in the skin or viscera or eye or ear or nose or mouth) that respond to stimulation
receptor; sense organ.
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stretch receptor
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noun a receptor in a muscle that responds to stretching of the muscle tissue
