1. 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, receptor]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
sensory receptor
n 1: 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, receptor] [ant:
effector]