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Sensor vs Receptor - What's the difference?

sensor | receptor |

As nouns the difference between sensor and receptor

is that sensor is a device or organ that detects certain external stimuli and responds in a distinctive manner while receptor is a protein on a cell wall that binds with specific molecules so that they can be absorbed into the cell in order to control certain functions.

sensor

English

(wikipedia sensor)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A device or organ that detects certain external stimuli and responds in a distinctive manner.

    • References

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    Anagrams

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    receptor

    English

    (wikipedia receptor)

    Alternative forms

    * receptour (qualifier)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (biochemistry, medicine) A protein on a cell wall that binds with specific molecules so that they can be absorbed into the cell in order to control certain functions.
  • * 2001': In the target organ, the drug is recognised by ‘'''receptors ’. These are large molecules, usually proteins, to which the drug binds tightly and with a high degree of specificity. — Leslie Iversen, ''Drugs: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford 2001, p. 24)
  • (biology) Any specialized cell or structure that responds to sensory stimuli.

    • Derived terms

    * acetylcholine receptor * counterreceptor

    Related terms

    * effector