photoreceptor

English

Etymology

From photo- +‎ receptor.

Noun

photoreceptor (plural photoreceptors)

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

Translations

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

• 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