1. (noun) an organ having nerve endings (in the skin or viscera or eye or ear or nose or mouth) that respond to stimulation

• sense organ
• sensory receptor

1. (noun) a cellular structure that is postulated to exist in order to mediate between a chemical agent that acts on nervous tissue and the physiological response

• alpha receptor
• alpha-adrenergic receptor
• alpha-adrenoceptor
• beta receptor
• beta-adrenergic receptor
• beta-adrenoceptor

2. (noun) an organ having nerve endings (in the skin or viscera or eye or ear or nose or mouth) that respond to stimulation

• baroreceptor
• chemoreceptor
• ear
• enteroceptor
• interoceptor
• exteroceptor
• eye
• oculus
• optic
• inner ear
• internal ear
• labyrinth
• lateral line
• lateral line organ
• organ of hearing
• pineal eye
• third eye
• semicircular canal
• stretch receptor
• thermoreceptor

1. (noun) a cellular structure that is postulated to exist in order to mediate between a chemical agent that acts on nervous tissue and the physiological response

• anatomical structure
• bodily structure
• body structure
• complex body part
• structure

2. (noun) an organ having nerve endings (in the skin or viscera or eye or ear or nose or mouth) that respond to stimulation

• organ

1. (noun) an organ having nerve endings (in the skin or viscera or eye or ear or nose or mouth) that respond to stimulation

• effector

1. (noun) an organ having nerve endings (in the skin or viscera or eye or ear or nose or mouth) that respond to stimulation

• pick up
• receive