osmoreceptor

English

Etymology

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 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
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