osmoreceptor
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
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osmoreceptor (plural osmoreceptors)
- (biology) A sensory receptor, primarily found in the hypothalamus of most homeothermic organisms, that detects changes in osmotic pressure
Related terms
[edit]Romanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from French osmorécepteur.
Noun
[edit]osmoreceptor m (plural osmoreceptori)
Declension
[edit]Declension of osmoreceptor
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) osmoreceptor | osmoreceptorul | (niște) osmoreceptori | osmoreceptorii |
| genitive/dative | (unui) osmoreceptor | osmoreceptorului | (unor) osmoreceptori | osmoreceptorilor |
| vocative | osmoreceptorule | osmoreceptorilor | ||