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

Related terms

• osmoreception
• osmoreceptive

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