osmoreceptor

English

Etymology

From osmo- +‎ receptor.

Noun

osmoreceptor (plural osmoreceptors)

  1. (biology) A sensory receptor, primarily found in the hypothalamus of most homeothermic organisms, that detects changes in osmotic pressure

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French osmorécepteur.

Noun

osmoreceptor m (plural osmoreceptori)

  1. osmoreceptor

Declension

Declension of osmoreceptor
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative osmoreceptor osmoreceptorul osmoreceptori osmoreceptorii
genitive-dative osmoreceptor osmoreceptorului osmoreceptori osmoreceptorilor
vocative osmoreceptorule osmoreceptorilor
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