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- noun A sensory
nerve ending that recognizes astimulus in the internal or external environment of an organism.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an organ having nerve endings (in the skin or viscera or eye or ear or nose or mouth) that respond to stimulation
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