Osmoreceptor

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A sensory receptor, primarily found in the hypothalamus of most homeothermic organisms, that detects changes in osmotic pressure
  2. 2
    sensory end organ that responds to changes in osmotic pressure wordnet

Etymology

From osmo- + receptor.

Related phrases

osmotic pressure

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