Receptor

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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  receptor
       n 1: 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
       2: an organ having nerve endings (in the skin or viscera or eye
          or ear or nose or mouth) that respond to stimulation [syn:


           {sense organ}, {sensory receptor}] [ant: {effector}]