Thermoreceptor Definition

thûrmō-rĭ-sĕptər
noun
A sensory receptor that responds to heat and cold.
American Heritage Medicine

(biology) A nerve cell that is sensitive to changes in temperature.

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Singular:
thermoreceptor
Plural:
thermoreceptors

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