receptor
re‧cep‧tor /rɪˈseptə $ -ər/
noun [countable]
re‧cep‧tor /rɪˈseptə $ -ər/
noun [countable] Word Family: noun: receipt, receipts, receiver, reception, receivership, receiving, receptionist, receptor; adjective: receptive ≠ UNRECEPTIVE, received; verb: receive
a nerve ending which receives information about changes in light, heat etc and causes the body to react in particular ways