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noun
A sensory receptor, primarily found in the hypothalamus of most homeothermic organisms, that detects changes in osmotic pressure
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
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noun
sensory end organ that responds to changes in osmotic pressure
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: end organ
History
From osmo- + receptor.
