chemoreception

English

Etymology

From chemo- +‎ reception.

Pronunciation

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Noun

chemoreception (countable and uncountable, plural chemoreceptions)

1. the physiological sensory response of a sense organ to a chemical stimulus

Related terms

• chemoreceptive
• chemoreceptivity

Translations

physiological response

• Portuguese: quimiorrecepção f
• Spanish: quimiorrecepción f

See also

• chemosensor