Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A sensory receptor that responds to heat and cold.
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- noun biology A
nerve cell that is sensitive to changes intemperature
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- noun a sensory receptor that responds to heat and cold
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The temperature changes will reduce your pain perception by stimulating thermoreceptor sites in your brain.
The Official Lamaze® Guide Judith Lothian RN 2010
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