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Osmoreceptor Moderate

Osmoreceptor has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

sensory end organ that responds to changes in osmotic pressure

2

A sensory receptor, primarily found in the hypothalamus of most homeothermic organisms, that detects changes in osmotic pressure

See Also
hypothalamus osmoreception osmoceptor receptor sensory osmotic pressure homeothermic
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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
end organ
Rhyming Words
tor ator ltor stor ctor dtor aitor kotor gator actor fetor astor sutor nator rotor motor tutor jstor bator autor
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