photoreceptor

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-

Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os

Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos

Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos)

Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs)

Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der.

English photo-

English receptor

English photoreceptor

From photo- + receptor.

Noun

photoreceptor (plural photoreceptors)

1. (biology) A specialized neuron or other structure able to detect and react to light.

Derived terms

• interphotoreceptor
• multiphotoreceptor

Translations

biology: a specialized neuron able to detect and react to light

• Catalan: fotoreceptor m
• Finnish: fotoreseptori
• French: photorécepteur (fr) m
• German: Photorezeptor m
• Irish: fótaghabhdóir m
• Italian: fotorecettore (it) m
• Kurdish:

  Northern Kurdish: ronahîwergir f

• Portuguese: fotorrecetor m
• Spanish: fotorreceptor m