osmoreceptor
English
Noun
osmoreceptor (plural osmoreceptors)
- (biology) A sensory receptor, primarily found in the hypothalamus of most homeothermic organisms, that detects changes in osmotic pressure
Related terms
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French osmorécepteur.
Declension
Declension of osmoreceptor
singular | plural | |||
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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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