HyperDic: thermoreceptor

English > 1 sense of the word thermoreceptor:
NOUNbodythermoreceptora sensory receptor that responds to heat and cold
English > thermoreceptor: 1 sense > noun 1, body
MeaningA sensory receptor that responds to heat and cold.
Broadersense organ, sensory receptor, receptorAn organ having nerve endings (in the skin or viscera or eye or ear or nose or mouth) that respond to stimulation

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